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pinwheel

/'p/I/n,/hw//i/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

    noun.plant

    Synonyms aeonium haworthii

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    He spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. 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

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms pinwheel wind collector

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms catherine wheel

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

pinus sylvestrispinus taedapinus thunbergiipinus torreyanapinus virginianapinweedpinwheel flowerpinwheel rollpinwheel wind collectorpinwheel-shapedpinwormpinxter

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