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Synonyms for spindle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : spin-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɪn dl

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Définition of spindle

Origin :
  • Old English spinel, properly "an instrument for spinning," from stem of spinnan (see spin (v.)), with intrusive -d-. Related to Old Saxon spinnila, Old Frisian spindel, Old High German spinnila, German Spindel. As a type of something slender, it is attested from 1570s.
  • noun shaft
  • noun pivot
Example sentences :
  • Fusus means a spindle; so called from the spindle-shaped stem.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • From these ends is extended the spindle of Necessity, on which all the revolutions turn.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • This is pierced by the spindle, which is driven home through the centre of the eighth.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Above the spindle we began to see sailfish jumping everywhere.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • It is much easier to turn the latch of a door with the knob than with the spindle when the knob is off.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • Here for the first time is seen the combination of spindle, flyer and bobbin.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
  • And so comes now a contrivance for holding the spindle in this position.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
  • She paused as she joined a long tress of wool at the spindle.
  • Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson
  • He loosened the string a bit and twisted it once about his spindle.
  • Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
  • These bars strengthened the axletree and resisted wear at the spindle.
  • Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy

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