Synonyms for spindle

Synonyms for (noun) spindle

Synonyms: spike, spindle

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

Usage: the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order

Similar words: holding device

Definition: a device for holding something


Synonyms: spindle

Definition: a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

Similar words: stick

Definition: an implement consisting of a length of wood

Usage: he collected dry sticks for a campfire; the kid had a candied apple on a stick


Synonyms: spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor

Definition: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

Similar words: rotating shaft, shaft

Definition: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion


Synonyms: spindle

Definition: a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

Similar words: piece

Definition: a separate part of a whole

Usage: an important piece of the evidence


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: fiber, fibre

Definition: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn


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