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spinning wheel

spinning wheel noun: a domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.

spinning wheel: a domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or...
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Noun

spinning wheel (plural spinning wheels)

  1. A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.
    • Dobrunka always began the day by feeding the goats, then she prepared the breakfast, swept the kitchen, and when everything else was done she sat down at her spinning wheel and spun.1919, Parker Hoysted Fillmore, Czechoslovak fairy tales, page 179

spinning wheel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

spinning wheel in Hindi

spinning wheel
चरख़ा carxā

spinning wheel in Tamil

நூற்குஞ்சில்லு

spinning wheel in Bengali

spinning wheel
চরকা corka
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spinning wheel in Kannada
ನೂಲುವ ರಾಟೆ, ಚರಕ, ರಾಟೆ, ರಹಾಟ
spinning wheel in Punjabi
ਚਰਖ਼ਾ carxā
spinning wheel in Gujarati
ચરખો carkho
spinning wheel in Assamese
যঁতৰ zõtor
spinning wheel in Tagalog
gantala
spinning wheel in Arabic
عَجَلَة الْمِغْزَل
spinning wheel in Persian
چرخه čarxe
spinning wheel in Vietnamese
guồng quay tơ

Forms of spinning wheel

pluralspinning wheels
alternative form (dated)spinning-wheel

Questions about spinning wheel

What does spinning wheel mean?
Spinning wheel means a domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.
What is spinning wheel in Hindi?
Spinning wheel in Hindi is चरख़ा (carxā). See Spinning wheel meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is spinning wheel?
Spinning wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of spinning wheel?
The plural of spinning wheel is spinning wheels.

Words near spinning wheel in the dictionary

  1. spinning someone's wheels
  2. spinning teacups
  3. spinning top
  4. spinning tops
  5. spinning up
  6. spinning wheel
  7. spinning wheels
  8. spinning-wheel
  9. spinning-wheels
  10. spinningly
  11. spinnings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: spinning wheel (page history and authors); चरख़ा (Hindi) (page history and authors); spinning wheel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); spinning wheel (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); চরকা (Bengali) (page history and authors); spinning wheel (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਚਰਖ਼ਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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