Transcription
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- [pin-hweel, -weel]
- /ˈpɪnˌʰwil, -ˌwil/
- /pˈɪnwiːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pin-hweel, -weel]
- /ˈpɪnˌʰwil, -ˌwil/
Definitions of pinwheel word
- noun pinwheel a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind. 1
- noun pinwheel Also called catherine wheel. a kind of firework supported on a pin which, when ignited, revolves rapidly and gives a dazzling display of light. 1
- noun pinwheel a wheel having pins at right angles to its rim for engaging the teeth of a gear. 1
- verb without object pinwheel to revolve rapidly like a pinwheel: Images of the past pinwheeled through his mind. 1
- noun pinwheel windmill: toy that spins in breeze 1
- noun pinwheel firework: catherine wheel 1
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Origin of pinwheel
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; pin + wheel
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pinwheel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinwheel popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pinwheel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with pinwheel
- how to make a pinwheel?
- how to make pinwheel?
- how to make pinwheel sandwiches?
- what is a pinwheel?
- how to make a paper pinwheel?
- how to make a pinwheel bow?
- how to make pinwheel wraps?
- how to cook pinwheel steaks?
- how to make a paper pinwheel step by step?
- how to make pinwheel sandwich?
- how to make a pinwheel out of paper?
- how to get to pinwheel forest in pokemon white 2?
- how to cook a pinwheel?
- how to make pinwheel centerpieces?
- pinwheel how to?
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