| spindle | (n) (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle, Example: chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis |
| spindle | (n) a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. |
| spindle | (n) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts, Syn. arbor, mandrel, mandril |
| spindle | (n) a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning |
| spindle-legged | (adj) having long slender legs, Syn. spindle-shanked |
| spindlelegs | (n) a thin person with long thin legs, Syn. spindleshanks |
| spindlelegs | (n) long thin legs, Syn. spindleshanks |
| spindle tree | (n) any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries, Syn. spindleberry, spindleberry tree |
| Spindle | v. i. It has begun to spindle into overintellectuality. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spindle | n. [ AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. √170. See Spin. ]
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| Spindle-legged | a. Having long, slender legs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spindlelegs | n. A spindleshanks. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spindle-shanked | a. Having long, slender legs. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spindleshanks | n. A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spindle-shaped | a. |
| Spindletail | n. (Zool.) The pintail duck. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spindleworm | n. (Zool.) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spindling | a. Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; |