English-Thai Dictionary

spindle

N แกน หมุน  เพลา หมุน  กระสวย  axle rotator kean-muan

 

spindle

VT ใส่ เพลา หมุน  ใส่ กระสวย  sai-pao-muan

 

spindlelegs

N ขา ยาว เรียว 

 

spindleshanks

N ขา ยาว เรียว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPINDLE

a.[See Spin. ] 1. The pin used in spinning wheels for twisting the thread, and on which the thread when twisted, is wound.
2. A slender pointed rod or pin on which any thing turn; as the spindle of a vane.
3. The fusee of a watch.
4. A long slender stalk.
5. The lower end of a capstan, shod with iron; the pivot.

 

SPINDLE

v.i.To shoot or grow in a long slender stalk or body.

 

SPINDLE-LEGS, SPINDLE-SHANKS

n.A tall slender person; in contempt.

 

SPINDLE-SHANKED

a.Having long slender legs.

 

SPINDLE-SHAPED

a.Having the shape of a spindle; fusiform.

 

SPINDLE-TREE

n.A plant, prick-wood, of the genus Euonymus.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPINDLE

Spin "dle, n. Etym: [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil,G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. sq. root17 . See Spin. ]

 

1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.

 

2. A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane. Specifically: --(a ) (Mach. )

 

Defn: The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc. , which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc. (b ) (Mach. ) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns. (c ) (Founding ) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.

 

3. The fusee of a watch.

 

4. A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.

 

5. A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,12 yards; in linen yarn, 14,4 yards.

 

6. (Geom.)

 

Defn: A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.

 

7. (Zoöl.) (a ) Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; -- called also spindle stromb. (b ) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus. Dead spindle (Mach. ), a spindle in a machine tool that does not revolve; the spindle of the tailstock of a lathe. -- Live spindle (Mach. ), the revolving spindle of a machine tool; the spindle of the headstock of a turning lathe. -- Spindle shell. (Zoöl.) See Spindle, 7. above. -- Spindle side, the female side in descent; in the female line; opposed to spear side. Ld. Lytton. [R.] "King Lycaon, grandson, by the spindle side, of Oceanus. " Lowell. -- Spindle tree (Bot. ), any shrub or tree of the genus Eunymus. The wood of E. Europæus was used for spindles and skewers. See Prickwood.

 

SPINDLE

Spin "dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spindled (); p. pr. & vb. n. Spindling. ]

 

Defn: To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender. It has begun to spindle into overintellectuality. Lowell.

 

SPINDLE-LEGGED

SPINDLE-LEGGED Spin "dle-legged `, a.

 

Defn: Having long, slender legs.

 

SPINDLELEGS

SPINDLELEGS Spin "dle *legs `, n.

 

Defn: A spindlehanks.

 

SPINDLE-SHANKED

SPINDLE-SHANKED Spin "dle-shanked `, a.

 

Defn: Having long, slender legs. Addison.

 

SPINDLESHANKS

SPINDLESHANKS Spin "dle *shanks `, n.

 

Defn: A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt.

 

SPINDLE-SHAPED

SPINDLE-SHAPED Spin "dle-shaped `, a.

 

1. Having the shape of a spindle.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots.

 

SPINDLETAIL

SPINDLETAIL Spin "dle *tail `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The pintail duck. [Local, U.S.]

 

SPINDLEWORM

SPINDLEWORM Spin "dle *worm `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeæ ) 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spindle

spin dle |ˈspindl ˈspɪndl | ▶noun 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 pointed metal rod on a base, used to impale paper items for temporary filing. • a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg. 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 that keeps the record in place during play. 3 Biology 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 (also spindle tree ) 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. [Genus Euonymus, family Celastraceae: several species, in particular the Eurasian E. europaeus. ] ▶verb [ with obj. ] impale (a piece of paper ) on a metal spindle for temporary filing purposes: do not fold, spindle, or mutilate. ORIGIN Old English spinel, from the base of the verb spin .

 

spindle-back

spindle-back ▶adjective (of a chair ) with a back consisting of framed cylindrical bars.

 

spindle cell

spin dle cell ▶noun a narrow, elongated cell, in particular: • Medicine a cell of this shape indicating the presence of a type of sarcoma. • Zoology a cell of this shape present in the blood of most nonmammalian vertebrates, functioning as a platelet.

 

spindle legs

spin dle legs (also spindleshanks |ˈspindlˌSHaNGks |) ▶plural noun long thin legs. • [ treated as sing. ] a person with long thin legs. DERIVATIVES spin dle-leg ged adjective

 

spindle-shaped

spin dle-shaped ▶adjective having a circular cross section and tapering toward each end.

 

spindle shell

spin ¦dle shell ▶noun a predatory marine mollusc which has a shell that forms a long slender spiral with a narrow canal extending downwards from the aperture. ●Neptunea antiqua (family Buccinidae ) of northern seas, and Fusinus and other genera (family Fasciolariidae ) of tropical and temperate seas, class Gastropoda.

 

spindle tree

spin dle tree ▶noun see spindle ( sense 4 of the noun ).

 

spindle whorl

spin ¦dle whorl ▶noun chiefly Archaeology a whorl or small pulley used to weight a spindle.

 

Oxford Dictionary

spindle

spin ¦dle |ˈspɪnd (ə )l | ▶noun 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 metres ) for cotton or 14,400 yards (13,167 metres ) for linen. • a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg. • N. Amer. a pointed metal rod on a base, used for filing paper items. 2 a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves. • the vertical rod at the centre of a record turntable which keeps the record in place during play. 3 Biology a slender mass of microtubules formed when a cell divides. At metaphase the chromosomes become attached to it by their centromeres before being pulled towards its ends. 4 (also spindle tree or bush ) a Eurasian shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. Its hard timber was formerly used for making spindles. ●Genus Euonymus, family Celastraceae: several species, in particular E. europaea. ORIGIN Old English spinel, from the base of the verb spin .

 

spindle-back

spindle-back ▶adjective (of a chair ) with a back consisting of framed cylindrical bars.

 

spindle cell

spin ¦dle cell ▶noun Medicine a narrow, elongated cell indicating the presence of a type of sarcoma. • Zoology a narrow, elongated cell present in the blood of most non-mammalian vertebrates, functioning as a platelet.

 

spindle legs

spin dle legs (also spindleshanks |ˈspindlˌSHaNGks |) ▶plural noun long thin legs. • [ treated as sing. ] a person with long thin legs. DERIVATIVES spin dle-leg ged adjective

 

spindle-shanks

spindle-shanks ▶plural noun informal, dated long thin legs. • [ treated as sing. ] a person with long thin legs. DERIVATIVES spindle-shanked adjective

 

spindle-shaped

spindle-shaped ▶adjective having a circular cross section and tapering towards each end.

 

spindle shell

spin ¦dle shell ▶noun a predatory marine mollusc which has a shell that forms a long slender spiral with a narrow canal extending downwards from the aperture. ●Neptunea antiqua (family Buccinidae ) of northern seas, and Fusinus and other genera (family Fasciolariidae ) of tropical and temperate seas, class Gastropoda.

 

spindle whorl

spin ¦dle whorl ▶noun chiefly Archaeology a whorl or small pulley used to weight a spindle.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

spindle

spindle noun the spindle automatically rotates when the power is turned on: rod, axle, pivot, pin, capstan; axis.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

spindle

spindle noun pivot, pin, rod, axle; axis; technical gudgeon, mandrel, arbor, capstan, staff, fusee.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spindle

spin dle /spɪ́nd (ə )l /名詞 C 1 つむ 〘糸によりをかけて巻き取る棒 〙; (紡績機械の )紡錘 （すい ）, スピンドル (→distaff ).2 (機械の )心棒, 主軸 .3 スピンドル 〘紡績糸の長さの単位 〙.動詞 他動詞 …につむを付ける .～́ s ì de 〖the ～〗母方, 母系 (↔spear side ).～́ tr è e 〘植 〙ニシキギ 〘1 の材料 〙.