noun / verb
wheel
WEEL/wiːl/
A circular device that rotates around a center.
The wheel has spokes connecting its rim to its central hub.
Etymology
Old English hweol already named a wheel. The inherited meaning centers on a circular frame turning around an axle to help a vehicle move, rather than circular shape alone.
In context
a circular Stone mounted on a Trestle with a metal axle through it and judged it to be some sort of a grinding wheel
More examples
- She turns the steering wheel to avoid a pothole.
- We wheel the cart into the kitchen.
- Gulls wheel above the fishing boats.
- The color wheel shows blue opposite orange.
Forms
wheel · wheels · wheeled · wheeling
Similar words
- caster
- A small wheel mounted beneath furniture or equipment for movement.
- gear
- A toothed wheel that transfers motion to another part.