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spindle

('sp/I/nd/-/l )

(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle(noun.body)

Example:
Chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis.

source: wordnet30
a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
arbor, mandrel, mandril

source: wordnet30
a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
spike

source: wordnet30
The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.(noun)

source: webster1913

To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender.(verb)

source: webster1913

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