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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   spindle

   • IPA[ˈspind(ə)l]

   美式

   • n.
     a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.；a pin or rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread.
   • v.
     impale (a piece of paper) on a metal spindle for temporary filing purposes

   • noun: spindle, plural noun: spindles

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.
   • ▪ a pin or rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread.
   • ▪ a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine.
   • ▪ a measure of length for yarn, equal to 15,120 yards (13,826 m) for cotton or 14,400 yards (13,167 m) for linen.
   • ▪ a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg.
   • ▪ North American a pointed metal rod on a base, used to impale paper items for temporary filing.
   • 2. a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves.
   • ▪ the vertical rod at the center of a record turntable which keeps the record in place during play.
   • 3. a slender mass of microtubules formed when a cell divides. At metaphase the chromosomes become attached to it by their centromeres before being pulled toward its ends.
   • 4. a shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. The hard timber was formerly used for making spindles.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. impale (a piece of paper) on a metal spindle for temporary filing purposes do not fold, spindle, or mutilate

   spindling

   • adj.
     long or tall and thin: he rears up on his spindling legs

   Oxford Dictionary

   spindle-shanks

   • plural
     long thin legs.

   Oxford Dictionary

   spindle cell

   • n.
     a narrow, elongated cell indicating the presence of a type of sarcoma.

   Oxford Dictionary

   spindle legs

   • plural
     long thin legs.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   spindle cell

   • n.
     a narrow, elongated cell indicating the presence of a type of sarcoma.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   spindle-back

   • adj.
     (of a chair) with a back consisting of framed cylindrical bars.

   Oxford Dictionary

   spindle whorl

   • n.
     a whorl or small pulley used to weight a spindle.

   Oxford Dictionary

   spindle-shaped

   • adj.
     having a circular cross section and tapering towards each end: a spindle-shaped cell

   Oxford Dictionary

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   spindle

   • IPA[ˈspɪndl]

   英式

   • n.
     a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a ...

   Oxford Dictionary