<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Textiles: The act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread.</li><li>The extrusion of a solution of fiber-forming substances through holes in a spinneret to form filaments.</li><li>Entomology: The act or process of secreting and placing silk or silklike filaments, as in the construction of a web by a spider or the formation of a cocoon by a caterpillar.</li><li>Also called spin casting, spin fishing, thread-line fishing.</li><li>Angling: The act or technique of casting a relatively light lure attached to a threadlike line wound on a stationary spool.</li></ul>