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   spindle

   /ˈspɪndl/

   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 or rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread.
   • ▪ a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine.
   • ▪ a measure of length for yarn, equal to 15,120 yards (13,826 metres) for cotton or 14,400 yards (13,167 metres) for linen.
   • ▪ a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg.
   • ▪ a pointed metal rod on a base, used for filing paper items. North American
   • 2. a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves.
   • ▪ the vertical rod at the centre of a record turntable which keeps the record in place during play.
   • 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 towards its ends.
   • 4. a Eurasian shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. Its hard timber was formerly used for making spindles.

   Word Origin Old Englishspinel, from the base of the verb spin.

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   What is a spindle used for?

   • 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. a vertical shaft that serves to center a phonograph record on a turntable.

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   What does spindle mean?

   • eixo… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SPINDLE definition: 1. a part of a machine around which something turns, or a rod onto which thread is twisted when it…. Learn more.

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   What is a spindle in a cell?

   • A network of protein fibers that forms in the cytoplasm of a cell during cell division. The spindle grows forth from the centrosomes and attaches to the chromosomes after the latter have been duplicated, and the nuclear membrane dissolves.

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   What is a yarn spinner's spindle?

   • A yarn spinner's spindle is one kind — another is a chair leg or a banister rail that was made from being turned on a lathe. In fact, spindle and spin share a common root word, the Old English spinnan, "draw out and twist fibers into a thread."

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   A spindle is a part of a machine or a rod that something turns or twists around. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of spindle with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     spindle translate: die Welle. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   A spindle is a rod or stick used for spinning thread, or a part of a spinning machine, a lathe, or a cell. Learn more about the word history, usage, and related terms of spindle.

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   A spindle is a round stick or pin used for spinning yarn, a device for holding papers, or something shaped like a stick. Learn more about the word history, examples, and related phrases of spindle.

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   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.

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   A spindle is a rod or pin used for spinning thread, or a part that revolves or serves as an axis. Learn more about the different types and uses of spindles in textiles, mechanics, biology, and more.

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   A spindle is a narrow wooden rod that's used when spinning wool. If your aunt has a spinning wheel for making yarn from the wool of her sheep, it must have a spindle on it for twisting the fibers.

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    A spindle is a part of a machine or a rod that something turns or twists around. Learn how to use the word spindle in different contexts and see related words and phrases.