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hamster wheels

hamster wheels is the plural of hamster wheel.

hamster wheels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hamster wheel.

Meaning of hamster wheel

Noun

hamster wheel (plural hamster wheels)

  1. A circular cage for a hamster or other small rodent, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at its base.
    Synonyms:
    squirrel cage
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A monotonous, repetitive, unfulfilling activity, especially one in which no progress is achieved.
    • The overall mood of this volume is one of melancholy and loss, weary resignation to one's lot—trudging round and round on the rusty hamster wheel of life.2002 June 28, Michiko Kakutani, “Books of the Times”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2019, retrieved 23 Sep 2008
    Synonyms:
    rat race

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Questions about hamster wheels

What is hamster wheels the plural of?
Hamster wheels is the plural of hamster wheel.

Words near hamster wheels in the dictionary

  1. hamster balls
  2. hamster style
  3. hamster wheel
  4. hamster wheeled
  5. hamster wheeling
  6. hamster wheels
  7. hamster-wheel
  8. hamster-wheeled
  9. hamster-wheeling
  10. hamster-wheels
  11. hamstered

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