| awheel | (adjective) traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g. | - |
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| cartwheel | (noun) acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel | - |
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| (noun) a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim | - |
| (noun) a dollar made of silver | Synonyms: silver dollar |
| (verb) do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet | - |
| cogwheel | (noun) a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion | Synonyms: gear, gear wheel, geared wheel |
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| flywheel | (noun) regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine | - |
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| freewheel | (noun) a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting) | - |
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| (verb) coast in a vehicle using the freewheel | - |
| (verb) live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | Synonyms: drift |
| freewheeler | (noun) someone acting freely or even irresponsibly | Synonyms: free agent, free spirit |
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| freewheeling | (adjective) cheerfully irresponsible | Synonyms: carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy |
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| (adjective) free of restraints or rules | - |
| handwheel | (noun) control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated | - |
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| (noun) a wheel worked by hand | - |
| millwheel | (noun) water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill | Synonyms: mill wheel |
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| nosewheel | (noun) a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear | - |
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| paddlewheel | (noun) a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat | Synonyms: paddle wheel |
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| pinwheel | (noun) a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire | Synonyms: catherine wheel |
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| (noun) a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind | Synonyms: pinwheel wind collector |
| (noun) a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim | - |
| (noun) perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels | Synonyms: Aeonium haworthii |
| sternwheeler | (noun) a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern | - |
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| towhee | (noun) any of numerous long-tailed American finches | - |
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| treadwheel | (noun) a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps | Synonyms: tread-wheel, treadmill |
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| waterwheel | (noun) a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine | Synonyms: water wheel |
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| (noun) a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond | Synonyms: water wheel |
| wheedle | (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk |
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| wheedler | (noun) someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing | Synonyms: coaxer |
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| wheedling | (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | Synonyms: blandishment |
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| wheel | (noun) a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | - |
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| (noun) a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel | - |
| (noun) an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims | Synonyms: rack |
| (noun) game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in | Synonyms: roulette wheel |
| (noun) a handwheel that is used for steering | Synonyms: steering wheel |
| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals | Synonyms: bicycle, bike, cycle |
| (noun) forces that provide energy and direction | - |
| (verb) change directions as if revolving on a pivot | Synonyms: wheel around |
| (verb) move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle | Synonyms: roll |
| (verb) wheel somebody or something | Synonyms: wheel around |
| (verb) ride a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycle, bike, cycle, pedal |
| wheelbarrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart |
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| (verb) transport in a wheelbarrow | - |
| wheelbase | (noun) the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle | - |
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| wheelchair | (noun) a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant | - |
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| wheeled | (adjective) having wheels; often used in combination | - |
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| wheeler | (noun) a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle | Synonyms: wheel horse |
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| (noun) someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels | Synonyms: wheelwright |
| (noun) a person who rides a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycler, bicyclist, biker, cyclist |
| (noun) the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling | - |
| wheelhouse | (noun) an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated | Synonyms: pilothouse |
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| (noun) one's area of interest or expertise | - |
| wheeling | (noun) propelling something on wheels | Synonyms: rolling |
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| wheelless | (adjective) having no wheels or having no wheeled vehicles | - |
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| wheelwork | (noun) mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears) | - |
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| wheelwright | (noun) someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels | Synonyms: wheeler |
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| wheeze | (noun) breathing with a husky or whistling sound | - |
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| (noun) (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick | - |
| (verb) breathe with difficulty | - |
| wheezily | (adverb) with a wheeze | Synonyms: wheezingly |
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| wheeziness | (noun) presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis) | - |
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| wheezing | (adjective) relating to breathing with a whistling sound | Synonyms: asthmatic, wheezy |
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| wheezingly | (adverb) with a wheeze | Synonyms: wheezily |
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| wheezy | (adjective) having a tone of a reed instrument | Synonyms: reedy |
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| (adjective) relating to breathing with a whistling sound | Synonyms: asthmatic, wheezing |