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PINWHEEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
Synonyms:
catherine wheel; pinwheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pinwheel" is a kind of...):
firework; pyrotechnic ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
pinwheel; pinwheel wind collector
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pinwheel" is a kind of...):
plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
Example:
he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on 'Go'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pinwheel" is a kind of...):
wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))
Sense 4
Meaning:
Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
Synonyms:
Aeonium haworthii; pinwheel
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pinwheel" is a kind of...):
subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)
Holonyms ("pinwheel" is a member of...):
Aeonium; genus Aeonium (a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae)
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