spindle

  • 111spindle — spin|dle [ˈspındl] n [: Old English; Origin: spinel] 1.) a part of a machine shaped like a stick, around which something turns 2.) a round pointed stick used for twisting the thread when you are spinning wool …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 112spindle — spin|dle [ spındl ] noun count 1. ) the part of a SPINNING WHEEL that is shaped like a stick and has the new THREAD spinning round it 2. ) a part of a machine that is shaped like a stick and has a wheel or other object spinning around it …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 113spindle — see SPIN …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 114spindle — spin·dle || spɪndl n. small rod with tapered ends around which thread is twisted while spinning; rotating machine part or axis; cellular axis around which chromosomes are distributed during meiosis; rod of turned wood …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 115Spindle —   The part of a disk drive which holds the disk in position while the disk is rotated to read/write information …

    International financial encyclopaedia

  • 116spindle — noun 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.     ↘a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine. 2》 a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 117spindle — n. (Mech.) Axis, shaft, arbor …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 118spindle — noun (C) 1 a part of a machine shaped like a stick, around which something turns 2 a round pointed stick used for twisting the thread when you are spinning wool …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 119spindle — spin·dle …

    English syllables

  • 120spindle — n. a collection of fibres seen in a cell when it is dividing. The fibres radiate from the two ends (poles) and meet at the centre (the equator) giving a structure shaped like two cones placed base to base. It plays an important part in chromosome …

    The new mediacal dictionary