wheels 1 of 2

plural of wheel

wheels

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wheel
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2
as in rotates
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced

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4
as in curves
to turn away from a straight line or course the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city

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5
as in turns
to change one's course or direction upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheels
Noun
  • The net worth of Tesla’s largest shareholder Musk plummeted $12 billion as the car company’s stock flailed, by far the largest daily loss of any billionaire tracked by Forbes.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Two-thirds of respondents supported banning full self-driving cars until they are proven safe.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The black hole rotates in an unexpected direction in relation to its surrounding galaxy.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That comes to light when the drones form the shape of a giant shopping bag which rotates in mid air.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Some were by bus, some on foot, and some a combination of both.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Written communications and account performance reports are especially useful in establishing a pattern of behavior that deviates from fiduciary standards.
    True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • There’s always a chance for a surprise cameo that deviates from the source material, but Choi Hyun-wook is not currently listed as a Season 2 cast member.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In Los Angeles, the boom translated to an influx of new workers who had moved west, seduced by the lure of movies as much as the location’s oil fields and automobile manufacturers, and the city saw its population double between 1920 and 1925.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • Bertha, the wife of automobile inventor Karl Benz, made the first long-distance drive in history, back when the vehicle was still a prototype, and the roads were barely there, and such a voyage was a revolution.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Outside the norm for places that allow access to games, Otaku doesn’t require that guests pay a fee for tokens and none of the machines take quarters.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
  • The way our system works is when a marked paper ballot is scanned in, the machine takes a photo of the front and back of the sheet and also creates an associated electronic file, the cast vote record, with all the relevant data from that ballot.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
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“Wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheels. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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