Read the dictionary definition of spindle. All definitions for this word.
1. any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
1. the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order
2. a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
3. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
4. a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
5. (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
1. chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis