A muscle spindle.
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 rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
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 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.
A rotating of the hips.
A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
The act of swivelling.
A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.