spindle
- Noun. (context, spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
- Noun. A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
- Noun. A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
- Noun. A worldwide tree of the genus ''Euonymus'', originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
- Noun. An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
- Verb. To make into a long tapered shape.
- Verb. To impale on a device for holding paper documents.
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