FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n (context|spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

n A rod which turns, or on which something turns.

n A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.

n A worldwide tree of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.

n An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewer|skewering.

v To make into a long tapered shape.

v To impale on a device for holding paper documents.