spindle

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  • May 31. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    spindle noun english

    (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"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    spindle noun english

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

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    spindle noun english

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

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    spindle noun english

    a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    spindle noun english

    any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"