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