Spindle

/ˈspɪndəl/ · noun

Meaning

(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread..

Definitions by Sense

1. (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
2. A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
3. A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
4. (cycling) The axle of a bottom bracket.
5. Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
6. An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
7. The fusee of a watch.
8. Any long and slender stalk resembling a spindle from Euonymus.

Example Sentences

Anna Pavlovna’s soirée was now in full swing. On all sides the spindles were humming away non-stop.

the spindle of a vane

A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

Check ball bearings for pitting, cracks, disorderly conduct; cups and cones for uneven wear; spindle for straightness.

check spindle

receipt spindle

One of the fascinating characteristics of sleep spindles is that they are generated by the thalamic reticular nucleus, and do not occur in the presence of NE. In fact, LC neurons fall silent in the second preceding each spindle […]

Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document.

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• spindles
• spindel
• spinnel
• spindling
• spindled

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