Spindle
WordNet
noun
(1) A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
(2) Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
(3) (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"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
- A worldwide tree of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
- An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
Verb
- To make into a long tapered shape.
- To impale on a device for holding paper documents.
- Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document.