pinwheel
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noun \-ˌhwēl, -ˌwēl\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
See 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
intransitive verbDefinition of PINWHEEL
: to move like a pinwheel
Examples of PINWHEEL
- <the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly>
First Known Use of PINWHEEL
circa 1934
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