respin

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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8
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10
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6

Definition of respin

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To spin again.
    “But was not that the cobweb which she had wrecked? Had she without knowing turned back, or was it another web? Calmly, and again undismayed, the spider was industriously respinning in repair.”
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verb

  1. To spin again.
    “But was not that the cobweb which she had wrecked? Had she without knowing turned back, or was it another web? Calmly, and again undismayed, the spider was industriously respinning in repair.”
  2. To tell a story in a new way.
    “Even the Plastic People's weathered, been-through-hell aging-radical looks can be respun as romantic now that their revolution has safely succeeded.”

noun

  1. The process of spinning something again.
    “A post-manufacture, but pre-deployment bug may result in one or more respins of silicon and each respin is estimated to run at several millions of dollars in mask and other costs.”

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Etymology

From re- + spin.

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