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   wheel

   /wiːl/

   noun

   • 1. a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground: "a chair on wheels" Similar dischoopringcircle
   • ▪ a circular object that revolves on an axle and forms part of a machine.
   • ▪ used in reference to the cycle of a specified condition or set of events: "the final release from the wheel of life"
   • ▪ a large wheel used as an instrument of punishment or torture, especially by binding someone to it and breaking their limbs: historical "a man sentenced to be broken on the wheel"
   • 2. a machine or structure having a wheel as its essential part.
   • ▪ the steering wheel of a vehicle or vessel: "his crew know when he wants to take the wheel"
   • ▪ a device with a revolving disc or drum used in various games of chance.
   • ▪ a system, or a part of a system, regarded as a relentlessly moving machine: "the wheels of justice"
   • 3. a car: informal "she's got wheels now"
   • 4. a thing resembling a wheel, in particular a cheese made in the form of a shallow disc: "a small wheel of Brie"
   • 5. an instance of wheeling; a turn or rotation. Similar turnrotationpivotswivelgyration
   • 6. short for big wheel informal North American
   • 7. a set of short lines, typically five in number and rhyming, concluding the stanza of a poem.

   verb

   • 1. push or pull (a vehicle with wheels): "Luke was wheeling a barrow" Similar pushtrundleroll
   • ▪ carry in or on a vehicle with wheels: "a young woman is wheeled into the operating theatre"
   • 2. (of a bird or aircraft) fly in a wide circle or curve: "the birds wheeled and dived" Similar turnturn roundgo roundrotaterevolvecircleorbit
   • ▪ turn round quickly so as to face another way: "Robert wheeled round to see the face of Mr Mafouz"
   • ▪ turn or seem to turn on an axis or pivot: "the stars wheeled through the sky"

   Word Origin Old Englishhwēol (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit cakra ‘wheel, circle’ and Greek kuklos ‘circle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wheelless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWHEEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WHEEL definition: 1. a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of…. Learn more.

   • Znaczenie Wheel, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     wheel definicja: 1. a circular object connected at the...

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     WHEEL meaning: 1. a circular object connected at the centre...

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     WHEEL translate: tekerlek, çark, tekerlek, tekerlek cinsi...

   • Wheel: Russian Translation

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     WHEEL translate: rueda, timón, dar vueltas, rueda [feminine,...

   • Wheel: Thai Translation

     WHEEL translate: ล้อ, สิ่งที่มีลักษณะเป็นวงกลม,...

   • Big Wheel

     BIG WHEEL definition: 1. a large, vertical wheel in an...

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWHEEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wheelWheel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word wheel, from a circular frame that can turn on an axle to a slang term for a car or a person of importance. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of wheel.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › wheelWheel Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   A solid or partly solid disk, or a circular frame connected by spokes to a central hub, capable of turning on a central axis and used as to move vehicles or transmit power in machinery. Anything like a wheel in shape, movement, action, etc., as a fireworks device that revolves while burning.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionwheel noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wheelWheel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of wheel. noun. a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) see more. noun. a handwheel that is used for steering. synonyms: steering wheel. see more. noun. a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel. see more. noun.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWHEEL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a circular object fixed under a vehicle so that it moves smoothly over the ground: My bike needs a new front wheel. Fewer examples. I thought I saw a bicycle wheel poking out of the water. This lever turns the wheels around. I tried to move forward but the wheels had locked.