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Wheels

noun
/wiːlz/
Word Frequency: 8.1

Definitions

1.nounA circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
2.nounThe breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
3.nounA person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
4.nounThe lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
5.nounA wheelrim.
6.nounA round portion of cheese.
7.nounA Catherine wheel firework.
8.nounA rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
9.nounA turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
10.nounA recurring or cyclical course of events.
"the wheel of life"
11.nounA dollar.
12.nounA crown coin; a "cartwheel".
13.verbTo roll along on wheels.
"Wheel that trolley over here, would you?"
14.verbTo transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
15.verbTo ride a bicycle or tricycle.
16.verbTo change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
17.verbTo cause to change direction quickly, turn.
18.verbTo travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
"The vulture wheeled above us."
19.verbTo put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
20.noun(by meronymy) An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels
21.nounWell-developed thigh muscles.

Synonyms

breaking wheelrimsteering wheelwheel aroundpedalbicyclecyclerackbikerollroulette wheelchassis

Rhymes With

idealsrevealsheelshead over heelsrealskeelsappealsfeels
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