real/reel

real (rēl)

Adjective

• Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence: real objects; a real illness.
• Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious: real mink; real humility.
• Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name: a real friend.
• Free of pretence, falsehood, or affectation: tourists hoping for a real experience on the guided tour.
• Not to be taken lightly; serious: in real trouble.
• Physics. Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space.
• Mathematics. Of, relating to, or being a real number.

Adverb

• Very: I'm real sorry about that.

Noun

• A thing or whole having actual existence. Often used with the: theories beyond the realm of the real.
• Mathematics. A real number.

reel (rēl)

Noun

• A device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials.
• A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod to let out or wind up the line.
• The quantity of wire, film, or other material wound on one reel.
• A set of curved lawn-mower blades that rotate around a bar parallel to the ground, cutting grass while moving against a stationary straight blade.
• A staggering, swaying, or whirling movement.

Verb. _{^{reeled, reeling, reels.}}

Verb. Transitive

• To wind on or let out from a reel.
• To recover by winding on a reel: reel in a large fish.
• To cause to reel.

Verb. Intransitive

• To be thrown off balance or fall back: reeled from the sharp blow.
• To stagger, lurch, or sway, as from drunkenness: reeled down the alley.
• To go round and round in a whirling motion: gulls reeling and diving.
• To feel dizzy: My head reeled with the facts and figures.