SPINDLE


Meaning of SPINDLE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: spin · dled ; spin · dling \ ' spin(d)-li ŋ , ' spin-d ə l-i ŋ \

Date: 1577

intransitive verb

1 : to shoot or grow into a long slender stalk

2 : to grow to stalk or stem rather than to flower or fruit

transitive verb

1 : to impale, thrust, or perforate on the spike of a spindle file

2 : to make or equip (as a piece of furniture) with spindles

– spin · dler \ ' spin(d)-l ə r, ' spin-d ə l- ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.