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spindle

DEFINITIONS OF: spindle

1

n a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

Type of:
stick
an implement consisting of a length of wood

n any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

Synonyms:
arbor, mandrel, mandril
Type of:
rotating shaft, shaft
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

n any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

Synonyms:
spike
Type of:
holding device
a device for holding something

n a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

Type of:
piece
a separate part of a whole

n (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

“chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis”
Type of:
fiber, fibre
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
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