spindle

Definitions of spindle in various dictionaries:

noun - (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division

noun - a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe

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

noun - a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

noun - any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

A rod or pin, tapered at the ends, on which fibers are spun by hand into thread and then wound.

A similar rod or pin used for spinning on a spinning wheel.

A pin or rod holding a bobbin or spool on which thread is wound on an automated spinning machine.

Any of various mechanical parts that revolve or serve as axes for larger revolving parts, as in a lock, an axle, a phonograph turntable, or a lathe.

A spike on which papers may be impaled.

A baluster.

Biology.

verb - to impale on a slender rod