Tip: Select
a length for advanced search!
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 37% | 10 | Engine's rotating main shaft | |
3 | 37% | 5 | Having a rotating shaft | |
Rotating Shaft Crossword Clue
Check other possible answers below.
Best Possible Answers
About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "SPINDLE" which means:
- noun
- • (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- • A piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- • Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
- • A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
- • Any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object verb
- • To make into a long tapered shape.
- • To take on a long tapered shape.
- • To impale on a device for holding paper documents.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The spinning wheel has a wooden spindle."
- • "She carefully threaded the yarn through the spindle."
Users Also Searched For These Clues...
We think you're currently doing a The Guardian Quick crossword, and other users also searched for these clues:
AcquireUnstinting
Fetch
Clue Last Found In...
Source | #Number | Answer |
---|---|---|
The Guardian Quick15 Jan 2020 | Down 3 | |
The Guardian Quick25 Jul 2015 | Down 2 | |
The Guardian Quick18 Feb 2013 | Down 3 | |
This clue was last seen in the publications above.
|
How's It Work?
Our Data
Our database consists of millions of crossword clues, anagrams, synonyms and more. We have over 9 million crossword clues with answers, 5 million synonyms and over 10 million anagrams. We also keep track of popular crosswords such as the New York Times(NYT) with the dates and answers for your convenience.
Even if we don't have the clue in our database, we can still find the answer for you. Simply filter by number of letters and enter any characters that you know of, and our algorithm will return any matching words or phrases.
Alternatively you can use our Known Letters Finder Tool
Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
---|---|---|
1 | Connects an input shaft to an output shaft | |
2 | Jack I see rotating tin cans
The Guardian Cryptic -
22 Nov 2019 | The Guardian Cryptic / 22 Nov 2019 |
3 | Kind of printer with a rotating drum
New York Times Bonus -
01 Nov 2006 | New York Times Bonus / 01 Nov 2006 |
4 | Product with a rotating ball
New York Times -
31 May 2008 | New York Times / 31 May 2008 |
5 | Rotating piece
New York Times -
28 Aug 1983 | New York Times / 28 Aug 1983 |
6 | Rotating shaft used for steering a vehicle. | |
7 | Rotating wheel used in navigation systems
The Guardian Quick -
17 Mar 2020 | The Guardian Quick / 17 Mar 2020 |
Similar Clues With The Same Answers
Bobbin holder
Slender rod
Measure of yarn
Turning point
Record holder
Rod's backbone broken by dinner ladies initially
Device for winding thread
Pin bearing a bobbin
Rod lends 1p to forge
Those girls having dropped church, coming to bad end, left for centre of revolution
Stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
Stick or pin used in spinning
Pen lids recycled to make pin for twisting yarn
Rod used in making thread
It turns plug when new drive head is inserted
Rod led astray chasing bowling technique
Rod used to make yarn
From a word meaning revolve or rotate, a spike on which fibres are twisted into yarn; or, a pin on which a bobbin or anything else turns