Plural of spindle
regular plural
The plural of spindle is spindles.
Forms of spindle
| Singular | spindle /ˈspɪndəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | spindles /ˈspɪndəlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Spindles in a sentence
- On all sides the spindles were humming away non-stop.2005 [1868–9], Anthony Briggs, transl., War and Peace, Penguin Classics, translation of Война́ и миръ by Leo Tolstoy, Volume I, Part 1...
- One of the fascinating characteristics of sleep spindles is that they are generated by the thalamic reticular nucleus, and do not occur in the presence of NE.2010, Human Sleep and Cognition: Basic Research, page 10
- And best of all, per-document-stored cost will be substantially under what it is on spinning spindles alone or when the disks are jukeboxed.1984, The Journal of Information and Image Management. From the entry jukebox
- They were ancient industrial Singers, made of iron and brass and strung with heavy cotton binding thread that fed like spider webs from spools perched on tall twin spindles.2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 288. From the entry singer
Meaning of spindle
- noun A rod used for spinning and then winding 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.
- noun A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
- noun A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
Questions about the plural of spindle
- What is the plural of spindle?
- The plural of spindle is spindles.
- Is spindle countable?
- Spindle is a countable noun.
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