noun A rod used for spinning and then winding 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.
noun A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
the spindle of a vane
noun A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
noun The axle of a bottom bracket.
noun Certain species within the genus Euonymus, historically used to manufacture spindles for wool spinning.
noun An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
check spindle
noun The fusee of a watch.
noun Any long and slender stalk resembling a spindle from Euonymus.