pinwheel
/ˈpɪnˌwiːl/
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rare/ˈpɪnˌhwiːl/
pinwheel noun: a cogged (toothed) gear.
Noun
pinwheel (plural pinwheels)
- A cogged (toothed) gear.
- A toy for children, comprising an artificial (usually plastic) stem and a flower that spins round in the wind like a tiny windmill.
- A firework that spins in the shape of a spinning wheel.
- The sun blazing late in the afternoon, this long hilarious day like a pinwheel inexhaustibly throwing off sparks.1992, Joyce Carol Oates, Black Water, paperback edition, Penguin Books, page 125
- Synonyms:
- Catherine wheel
- A pastry made by laying out dough flat, smearing a topping over it and rolling it up into a spiral, then baking it, resulting in a swirl of filling.
- Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral.
Verb
pinwheel (third-person singular simple present pinwheels, present participle pinwheeling, simple past and past participle pinwheeled)
- To spin.
- The damaged fighter jet pinwheeled out of control, the g-forces pushing the pilot so hard he couldn't reach the ejection switch.
- Uncertainly, he stepped back, bumping into the short skirt of the seawall. He stumbled and pinwheeled his arms for balance.2009, David Wren, The Repossession, page 226
pinwheel meaning in Hindi, Assamese, Indonesian and Thai
pinwheel in Hindi
- fake flower for children
- फ़रफ़री farfarī
pinwheel in Assamese
- fake flower for children
- চকৰি sokori
pinwheel in Indonesian
- fake flower for children
- kincir angin
pinwheel in Thai
- fake flower for children
- กังหันลม gang-hǎn-lom
More languagesFewer languages
- pinwheel in Vietnamese
- chong chóng
- pinwheel in Myanmar
- လေစကြာ leca.kra
Synonyms of pinwheel
Forms of pinwheel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pinwheels |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pinwheels |
| present participle | pinwheeling |
| past participle | pinwheeled |
| past | pinwheeled |
Origin of pinwheel
From pin + wheel.
Words formed from pinwheel
Phrases with pinwheel
Questions about pinwheel
- What does pinwheel mean?
- Pinwheel means a cogged (toothed) gear.
- What is pinwheel in Hindi?
- Pinwheel in Hindi is फ़रफ़री (farfarī). See Pinwheel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pinwheel?
- Pinwheel can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pinwheel?
- Pinwheel is pronounced /ˈpɪnˌwiːl/.
- What is the plural of pinwheel?
- The plural of pinwheel is pinwheels.
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