cartwheel
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noun \ˈkärt-ˌhwēl, -ˌwēl\Definition of CARTWHEEL
1
: a large coin (as a silver dollar)
2
: a lateral handspring with arms and legs extended
See Examples of CARTWHEEL
- The children turned cartwheels and somersaults on the grass.
First Known Use of CARTWHEEL
1855
Rhymes with CARTWHEEL
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel
2cartwheel
intransitive verbDefinition of CARTWHEEL
: to move like a turning wheel; specifically : to perform cartwheels
— cart·wheel·er noun
Examples of CARTWHEEL
- She cartwheeled across the floor.
- The car hit the pole and then cartwheeled across the road.
First Known Use of CARTWHEEL
1917
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