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holding device vs spindle

spindle vs holding device

holding device and spindle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
holding device Yes No No No
spindle Yes No No No
As nouns, spindle is a hyponym of holding device; that is, spindle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than holding device:
  • holding device: a device for holding something
  • spindle: any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
Other hyponyms of holding device include chuck, clamp, clinch, holder, jaw, cobbler's last, last, shoemaker's last, pullback, tieback, spike, bench vise, vice, vise.
holding device (noun) spindle (noun)
a device for holding something a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
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.
any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
Difference between holding device and spindle

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