Synonyms for spindle

noun

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
• any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
• 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
• (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle