Spindle
Part of speech: noun
Definition: (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. A rod which turns, or on which something turns. A worldwide tree of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool. An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make into a long tapered shape. To impale on a device for holding paper documents.
Axle
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.An axis; as, the sun's axle.