Word
Spindle
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
spin-dle
Definition
- n. - The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by
which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound;
also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in
the shuttle of a loom.
- n. - A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as,
the spindle of a vane.
- n. - The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a
lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or
carries a tool or center, etc.
- n. - The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill
turns.
- n. - A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.
- n. - The fusee of a watch.
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