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Detailed Synonyms for pinwheel in English

pinwheel:

pinwheel [the ~] nom

  1. the pinwheel
    – a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire 1
    the catherine wheel; the pinwheel
    – a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire 1
  2. the pinwheel
    – 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 1
    the pinwheel; the pinwheel wind collector
    – 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 1
  3. the pinwheel
    – a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim 1
    the pinwheel
    – a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim 1
    • pinwheel [the ~] nom
      • he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'1
  4. the pinwheel
    – perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels 1
    the pinwheel; the Aeonium haworthii
    – perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels 1

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Related Definitions for "pinwheel":

  1. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire1
  2. a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind1
  3. a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim1
    • he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'1
  4. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels1

Related Synonyms for pinwheel