Definition: any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
Usage: the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order
Main entry: spindle
Definition: a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
Main entry: spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
Definition: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
Main entry: spindle
Definition: a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
Main entry: spindle
Definition: (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
Usage: chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis