ALL meanings of spindle
spin·dle
S s - noun spindle a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun. 1
- noun spindle the rod on a spinning wheel by which the thread is twisted and on which it is wound. 1
- noun spindle one of the rods of a spinning machine that bear the bobbins on which the spun thread is wound. 1
- noun spindle any rod or pin suggestive of a spindle used in spinning, as one that turns around or on which something turns; an axle, axis, or shaft. 1
- noun spindle a vertical shaft that serves to center a phonograph record on a turntable. 1
- noun spindle either of two shafts or arbors that support the work on a lathe, one (live spindle) on the headstock, rotating with and imparting motion to the work, the other (dead spindle) on the tailstock, motionless. 1
- noun spindle a small axis, arbor, or mandrel. 1
- noun spindle an iron rod or the like, usually with a ball or cage at the top, fixed to a rock, sunken reef, etc., to serve as a guide in navigation. 1
- noun spindle a measure of yarn, containing, for cotton, 15,120 yards (13,825 meters), and for linen, 14,400 yards (13,267 meters). 1
- noun spindle a hydrometer. 1
- noun spindle Cell Biology. a spindle-shaped structure, composed of microtubules, that forms near the cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis and, as it divides, draws the chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell. 1
- noun spindle a short, turned or circular ornament, as in a baluster or stair rail. 1
- noun spindle spindle file. 1
- noun spindle Eastern New England. a tassel on an ear of corn. 1
- noun spindle Chiefly New Jersey and Delaware Valley. dragonfly. 1
- adjective spindle spindle side. 1
- verb with object spindle to give the form of a spindle to. 1
- verb with object spindle to provide or equip with a spindle or spindles. 1
- verb with object spindle to impale (a card or paper) on a spindle, as for sorting purposes. 1
- verb without object spindle to shoot up, or grow, into a long, slender stalk or stem, as a plant. 1
- verb without object spindle to grow tall and slender, often disproportionately so. 1
- noun spindle rod: for spinning thread 1
- countable noun spindle A spindle is a rod in a machine, around which another part of the machine turns. 0
- countable noun spindle A spindle is a pointed rod which you use when you are spinning wool by hand. You twist the wool with the spindle to make it into a thread. 0
- noun spindle a rod or stick that has a notch in the top, used to draw out natural fibres for spinning into thread, and a long narrow body around which the thread is wound when spun 0
- noun spindle one of the thin rods or pins bearing bobbins upon which spun thread is wound in a spinning wheel or machine 0
- noun spindle any of various parts in the form of a rod, esp a rotating rod that acts as an axle, mandrel, or arbor 0
- noun spindle a piece of wood that has been turned, such as a baluster or table leg 0
- noun spindle a small square metal shaft that passes through the lock of a door and to which the door knobs or handles are fixed 0
- noun spindle a measure of length of yarn equal to 18 hanks (15 120 yards) for cotton or 14 400 yards for linen 0
- noun spindle a spindle-shaped structure formed by microtubules during mitosis or meiosis which draws the duplicated chromosomes apart as the cell divides 0
- noun spindle a tall pole with a marker at the top, fixed to an underwater obstruction as an aid to navigation 0
- noun spindle a device consisting of a sharp upright spike on a pedestal on which bills, order forms, etc, are impaled 0
- verb spindle to form into a spindle or equip with spindles 0
- verb spindle (of a plant, stem, shoot, etc) to grow rapidly and become elongated and thin 0
- noun spindle a slender rod or pin used in spinning 0
- noun spindle in hand spinning, a rounded rod, usually wooden, tapering toward each end, for twisting into thread the fibers pulled from the material on the distaff, and notched at one end so as to hold the thread 0
- noun spindle on a spinning wheel, the rod by which the thread is twisted and on which it is then wound 0
- noun spindle in a spinning machine, any of the rods holding the bobbins on which the spun thread is wound 0
- noun spindle a measure for yarn, equal to 14,400 yards in linen or 15,120 yards in cotton 0
- noun spindle the spindle-shaped bundle of nuclear fibers formed during one stage of mitosis 0
- noun spindle a short turned piece or decorative rod, as in a baluster, the back of some chairs, etc. 0
- noun spindle any rod, pin, or shaft that revolves or serves as an axis for a revolving part, as an axle, arbor, or mandrel 0
- noun spindle in a lathe, a shaftlike part (live spindle) that rotates while holding the thing to be turned, or a similar part (dead spindle) that does not rotate 0
- noun spindle the small, square shaft passing through a door lock, to which the doorknobs are attached 0
- noun spindle a metal spike on a base, on which papers are impaled for temporary filing 0
- noun spindle hydrometer 0
- noun spindle a metal rod or pipe with a lantern, ball, etc. at its top, fastened to a rock, shoal, or the like as a warning to vessels 0
- adjective spindle of or like a spindle or spindles 0
- intransitive verb spindle to grow in a long, slender shape 0