spinning wheel

noun

: a small domestic hand-driven or foot-driven machine for spinning yarn or thread

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The body’s chakras Yogis believe that the body contains many chakras: spinning wheels, or energy centers, where feelings, emotions, and thoughts converge. Tony Sanchez, Time, 25 Apr. 2025 To picture this, imagine two stars orbiting each other in a flat plane, like spinning wheels. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 Wrangler Astral Smart Carry-on With Cupholder $64 $48 at Amazon This carry-on measures 14.5 by 9.5 inches and stands 22 inches tall, including the height of its four 360-degree spinning wheels. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025 Netflix reality show stars return to face the ultimate physical and mental competition, where a giant spinning wheel randomly decides who stays and who goes. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spinning wheel

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spinning wheel was in the 15th century

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“Spinning wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinning%20wheel. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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spinning wheel

noun
: a small machine driven by the hand or foot for spinning yarn or thread

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