The following are extreme weather events in Mecca and the surrounding area. In November 2009, Makkah Province was badly affected when record-breaking rainfall of 90 millimetres (3.5 in) hit the province causing flash floods all over the province.
Definition of spinster. 1 : a woman whose occupation is to spin. 2a archaic : an unmarried woman of gentle familyb : an unmarried woman and especially one past the common age for marrying.
Spin is a contemporary term for a form of propaganda that relies on deceptive methods of persuasion. In politics, business, and elsewhere, spin is often characterized by exaggeration, euphemisms, inaccuracies, half-truths, and excessively emotional appeals. A person who composes and/or communicates spin is referred to as a spin doctor. See also: 1  Rhetoric and Anti-Rhetoric. 2  Communication. 3  George Carlin's Essential Drivel. 4  How to Flatter an Audience With Euphemisms, Dysphemisms, and Distinctio. 5  Logical Fallacies. 6  Soft Language. 7  Sophistry. 8  Sound Bite.