piece vs spindle

spindle vs piece

piece and spindle both are nouns.

piece is a verb but spindle is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece	Yes	No	Yes	No
spindle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spindle is a hyponym of piece; that is, spindle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece:

piece: a separate part of a whole
spindle: a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

Other hyponyms of piece include beam, piece of cloth, piece of material, piece of leather, scrap, fragment, shard, sherd, snip, snippet, snipping.

piece (noun)	spindle (noun)
a separate part of a whole	a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games	any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
a portable gun	a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
a work of art of some artistic value	any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
an item that is an instance of some type	(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
a distance
a musical work that has been created
an artistic or literary composition
an instance of some kind
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
a portion of a natural object
a share of something
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

piece (verb)	spindle (verb)
repair by adding pieces
eat intermittently; take small bites of
join during spinning
to join or unite the pieces of
create by putting components or members together

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