Word: Spindle
How to pronounce: spɪndl
Noun
Definitions:
1. A slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.
Example sentences: "There'll always be a huge demand here for raw wool from Australia, provided we can keep the spindles here spinning wool and keep them away from spinning synthetics."
2. A rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves.
Example sentences: "It is for this reason that we spot-face our cranks at the same time we drill the hole for the pedal spindle and bottom bracket axis."
3. A slender mass of microtubules formed when a cell divides. At metaphase the chromosomes become attached to it by their centromeres before being pulled toward its ends.
Example sentences: "A critical step in the cell cycle is the proper attachment of chromosomes to the mitotic spindle during metaphase."
4. A shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. The hard timber was formerly used for making spindles.
Example sentences: "A lime tree there is already turning a beautiful bright yellow, and a large Himalayan spindle bush is taking on rich red and pink colouring."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Impale (a piece of paper) on a metal spindle for temporary filing purposes.
Example sentences: "Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate"
Synonyms:
leadscrew
lead screw
guide screw
mandrel
stem
spindel
shaft
arbor
fusiform
Derivations:
spindled
spindling
spindly
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Spindle in Other Languages...
Spanish: Eje
German: Spindel
French: Broche
Italian: Mandrino
Turkish: Mil
