pinwheel

¹pin·wheel

noun \-ˌhwēl, -ˌwēl\

: a toy that has a set of thin blades that are arranged like a fan on the end of a stick and that spin like a wheel when air is blown on them

: a type of firework that spins like a wheel

Full Definition of PINWHEEL

1

:  a fireworks device in the form of a revolving wheel of colored fire

2

:  a toy consisting of lightweight vanes that revolve at the end of a stick

3

:  something (as a galaxy) shaped like a pinwheel

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First Known Use of PINWHEEL

1869

Rhymes with PINWHEEL

aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, 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, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel

²pinwheel

verb

Definition of PINWHEEL

intransitive verb

:  to move like a pinwheel

Examples of PINWHEEL

1. <the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly>

First Known Use of PINWHEEL

circa 1934

Related to PINWHEEL

Synonyms

gyrate, spin, pirouette, revolve, roll, rotate, turn, twirl, wheel, whirl

Related Words

coil, curl, curve, round, spiral, swirl, twine, twist, wind; circle, circulate, encircle, orbit, ring; pivot, swivel