spindles

noun

any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe

(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division

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