spinning top
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a…A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.
Meaning
1 sensesA toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.
Kreisel
волчо́кvolčók, юла́julá, куба́рьkubárʹ
дзи́ґаdzýga, ґере́ґаgeréga, ґадже́лоgadžélo
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
Translations
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Forms
plural: spinning tops| Singular | spinning top |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsSee also
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