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spindle - a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning |
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stick threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
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spinning wheel a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot
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spinning frame spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn
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spindle - any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts |
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mandrel,
mandril,
arbor |
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rotating shaft,
shaft a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
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drive the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
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spindle - a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. |
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piece a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
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wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"
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spindle - (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" |
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fibre,
fiber a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
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biological science,
biology the science that studies living organisms
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