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Word | Spindle |
Afrikaans Meaning | spil |
any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts / The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound / a thin rod on which thread is twisted in spinning / 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., | |
Usage | ⇒ Thread is wound on a spindle during spinning ⇒ Do you want to use a spindle? ⇒ There'll always be a huge demand here for raw wool from Australia, provided we can keep the spindles here spinning wool and keep them away from spinning synthetics. |
Synonyms | axle, axis, pivot, mandrel, arbor, pin, arbour, mandril, beam, hinge, pole, rod, stem, swivel, bobbin, distaff, hub, pintle, shaft, axle shaft, |
Antonyms | distract, periphery, |
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