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| wheel [ weel, hweel ] |
noun (plural wheels) |
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1. rotating round part: a ring or disk that revolves or is turned by a central shaft or pin, sometimes with a central hub that has radiating spokes attached to a circular rim
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often used in combination
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  a wagon wheel
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2. something resembling wheel: something that resembles a wheel in shape, form, or function
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3. mechanical engineering round machine part that turns another: a rotating circular part of a mechanism, often with projections on the outer edge, used to turn another part
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4. automotive
Same as steering wheel
He fell asleep at the wheel.
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5. handicraft
Same as spinning wheel
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6. furniture caster: a small rotating or swiveling circular part fitted to the base of something such as a piece of furniture or luggage to make it easier to move
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7. ceramics
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informal
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Same as potter's wheel
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8. rotating firework: a flat round or coiled firework that spins as it burns
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often used in combination
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9. wheel of fortune: an imaginary wheel said to be spun by fate
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10. gambling round frame spun in gambling: a circular device that is spun in games of chance such as roulette in order to determine who wins in a random way
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11. history medieval torture device: a medieval instrument of torture in the form of a large wheel to which the victim was tied. The outstretched arms and legs of the victim were usually broken with a metal bar.
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12. turn: a turn or revolution
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13. movement in circle: a turning, spinning, pivoting, or circular movement
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14. military military formation: a military formation in which the inner unit remains in one place, as a pivot, while the outer units change direction and make an arc around it. It is used in marching performances by a troop of soldiers and displays by a fleet of ships.
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15. U.S. military round military cap: a round cap with a visor, worn by members of the armed forces
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slang
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16. poetry set of rhyming lines: a group of rhyming lines that end a stanza of verse. They are usually shorter than the other lines and often occur in a group of four.
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informal
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Same as bicycle
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plural noun wheels |
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1. car: a car, especially for personal use
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slang
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2. driving force or workings: the system or influences controlling the way something functions or operates
the wheels of justice
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verb (past and past participle wheeled, present participle wheel·ing, 3rd person present singular wheels) |
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1. transitive verb move on wheels: to push something that has wheels
wheeled her bicycle up the steep hill
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2. transitive verb transport somebody in wheeled object: to move or carry somebody or something in a conveyance with wheels such as a cart or wheelchair
wheeled the patient out of the room
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3. intransitive verb turn quickly: to move quickly in a circle
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4. intransitive verb make circular movement: to do something with a circular or curving movement
Her arms wheeled frantically in the air as she tried to signal for help.
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5. intransitive verb move smoothly: to move smoothly and easily
He wheeled through the gathering, making all his appointed stops.
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6. transitive verb provide something with wheels: to fit something with a wheel or wheels
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| [ Old English hwēol< Indo-European, "go around"] |
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| wheeled adjective |
| wheel·less adjective |
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reinvent the wheel
1. to waste time recreating something that already exists in a perfectly usable and acceptable form
2. to produce a new version of something very basic and familiar
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wheel and deal to use complex, skillful and sometimes slightly dishonest negotiating techniques in order to secure something (informal)
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