spindle

  • 21spindle — UK [ˈspɪnd(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms spindle : singular spindle plural spindles 1) the part of a spinning wheel that is shaped like a stick and has the new thread spinning round it 2) a part of a machine that is shaped like a stick… …

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  • 22spindle — 1. noun spɪndəl a) (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding natural 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… …

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  • 23spindle — Synonyms and related words: arbor, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle tree, distaff, fulcrum, gimbal, gudgeon, hinge, hingle, hub, mandrel, nave, oarlock, pin, pintle, pivot, pole, radiant, rowlock, swivel, trunnion …

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  • 24spindle — verpstė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Nesidažantis siūlų pavidalo ląstelės darinys, traukiantis chromosomas į polius mitozės ir mejozės metu. atitikmenys: angl. spindle rus. веретено …

    Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • 25Spindle shell — Spindle Spin dle, n. [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. [root]170. See {Spin}.] 1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Spindle side — Spindle Spin dle, n. [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. [root]170. See {Spin}.] 1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27spindle stromb — Spindle Spin dle, n. [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. [root]170. See {Spin}.] 1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Spindle tree — Spindle Spin dle, n. [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. [root]170. See {Spin}.] 1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle — is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 188.It is Aarne Thompson type 585.ynopsisA girl s parents having died, she was raised by her godmother, who died, leaving her the house and a spindle, a shuttle, and a needle to… …

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  • 30Spindle Geyser — is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.Spindle Geyser is part of the White Creek Group which includes A 0 Geyser and Botryoidal Spring. It is found along the bank of White Creek about 1⁄2… …

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