A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
Any marine gastropod with a spindle-shaped shell formerly in one of the three invalid genera called Fusus.
The fusee of a watch.
A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.
Any marine univalve shell of the genus Tibia; a spindle stromb.
Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
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 the forming thread.
A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.
A sleep spindle.
A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis
a dragonfly, calque of Swedish slända (dragonfly/spindle), introduced by New Sweden settlers.
A muscle spindle.
A plastic container for packaging optical discs. Bulk blank CDs, DVDs, and BDs are often sold in such a package.
To make into a long tapered shape.
To impale on a device for holding paper documents.
To take on a long tapered shape.