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say it: SPIN-duhl
spindle is a noun meaning "(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle". It carries 5 recorded senses.
(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”
biology
a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
“the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for spindle come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.