spindle
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Is spindle a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding 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.Examples: "Anna Pavlovna’s soirée was now in full swing. On all sides the spindles were humming away non-stop."
2. (geometry) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
3. (biology) A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis.
4. (coastal New Jersey) A dragonfly.
5. (computing) A plastic container for packaging optical discs such as CDs or DVDs, having a central column that passes through the central holes in the discs and keeps them in a stack.
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To make into a long tapered shape.transitive
2. (intransitive) To take on a long tapered shape.intransitive
3. (transitive) To impale on a device for holding paper documents.Examples: "Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary