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Spindle
- noun - (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"
- a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
- any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"
- any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
Spindly
- adjective - long and lean
- more spindly
Spinels
- noun - a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
Spirals
- noun - a continuously accelerating change in the economy
- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
- a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
- flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
- form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
- move in a spiral or zigzag course
- ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
- to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
Spirtle
- - To spirt in a scattering manner.
Spirula
- noun - a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral
Spittle
- noun - a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
Sporule
- - A small spore; a spore.