Wheel
21wheel — n. & v. n. 1 a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate the motion of a vehicle or for various mechanical purposes. 2 a wheel like thing (Catherine wheel; potter s wheel; steering wheel). 3 motion as of a wheel …
22wheel — /wil / (say weel) noun 1. a circular frame or solid disc arranged to turn on an axis, as in vehicles, machinery, etc. 2. any instrument, machine, apparatus, etc., shaped like this, or having such a frame or disc as an essential feature: a potter… …
23wheel — 1 /wi:l/ noun (C) 1 ON A VEHICLE (C) one of the round things under a car, bus, bicycle etc that turn when it moves 2 IN A MACHINE (C) a flat round part in a machine that turns round when the machine operates: a gear wheel 3 FOR CONTROLLING A… …
24wheel — free·wheel·er; un·wheel; wheel; wheel·age; wheel·bar·row·er; wheel·er; wheel·less; wheel·man; thumb·wheel; wheel·er dealer; wheel·ie; …
25wheel — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl wheel, Greek kyklos circle, wheel, Sanskrit cakra, Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders Date:… …
26wheel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disk, circle, roller; roulette or fortune s wheel; bike, bicycle; slang, VIP, big wheel, bigwig. See circularity, vehicle, importance. v. roll; trundle, cycle; rotate, revolve, spin, twirl; pivot,… …
27wheel — {{11}}wheel (n.) O.E. hweol, hweogol, from P.Gmc. *khwekhwlan, *khwegwlan (Cf. O.N. hvel, O.Swed. hiughl, O.Fris. hwel, M.Du. weel), from PIE *k(w)e k(w)lo wheel, circle (Cf. O.C.S. kolo wheel ), a reduplicated form from root *k(w)el to go round… …
28wheel — [[t](h)wil, wil[/t]] n. 1) a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery 2) any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an… …
29wheel — noun 1》 a circular object that revolves on an axle, fixed below a vehicle to enable it to move over the ground or forming part of a machine. 2》 something resembling a wheel or having a wheel as its essential participle ↘a steering wheel.… …
30wheel*/*/*/ — [wiːl] noun I 1) [C] a circular object that turns round in order to make a car, bicycle, or other vehicle move 2) the wheel [singular] the steering wheel that is used for controlling a car or other vehicle Would you like me to take the wheel (=… …
