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• spin|dle — «SPIHN duhl», noun, adjective, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a rod or pin used in spinning to twist, wind, and hold thread. In hand spinning, the spindle is a round, usually wooden rod, tapering toward each end, that revolves and twists into thread… …   Useful english dictionary

• spin|dle-leg|ged — «SPIHN duhl LEHG ihd, LEHGD», adjective. having long, thin legs …   Useful english dictionary

• spin|dle-shanked — «SPIHN duhl SHANGKT», adjective. = spindle legged. (Cf. ↑spindle legged) …   Useful english dictionary

• spin|dle|ful — «SPIHN duhl ful», noun, plural fuls. as much thread or yarn as a spindle can hold …   Useful english dictionary

• spin|dle|legs — «SPIHN duhl LEHGZ», noun. Informal. a person with long, thin legs …   Useful english dictionary

• spin — spin·ach; spin; spin·dle·age; spin·dle·ful; spin·dler; spin·dli·ness; spin·dly; spin·drift; spin·et; spin·i·ness; spin·na·bil·i·ty; spin·na·ble; spin·na·ker; spin·ner; spin·ner·et; spin·ner·ular; spin·ner·ule; spin·nery; spin·ney; spin·or;… …   English syllables

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• trun|dle — «TRUHN duhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.t. 1. to roll along; push along on a wheel or wheels: »The workman trundled a wheelbarrow full of cement. 2. to cause to rotate; twirl; spin; whirl. 3. British Informal, Cricket. to make (a bowl). –v.i …   Useful english dictionary

• spindle — spin·dle …   English syllables

• spindle — spin•dle [[t]ˈspɪn dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) tex a rounded rod, usu. of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun 2) …   From formal English to slang