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spin·dle
 spindle
- pronunciation:
- spIn
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a thin notched rod with tapered ends, on which thread is twisted and wound as it is spun.
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| definition 2: |
a similarly shaped machine part that rotates or serves as an axis around which a larger part rotates.
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| definition 3: |
a similarly shaped axis in a cell along which the chromosomes are arranged during cell division.
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| definition 4: |
a pointed metal rod fixed upright on a base, used on office desks to impale notes, bills, and the like for convenient holding.
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| definition 5: |
a slender turned rod of wood, used esp. in furniture.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
spindled, spindles, spindling |
| definition 1: |
to impale (papers, cards, or the like) on a desk spindle.
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| definition 2: |
to shape into a spindle.
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| definition 3: |
to furnish spindles for.
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| related words: |
spin |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to grow long and slender; become spindly.
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