Transcription
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- [hweel, weel]
- /ʰwil, wil/
- /wiːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hweel, weel]
- /ʰwil, wil/
Definitions of wheel word
- noun wheel a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 1
- noun wheel any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature: a potter's wheel; roulette wheel; spinning wheel. 1
- noun wheel steering wheel. 1
- noun wheel Nautical. a circular frame with an axle connecting to the rudder of a ship, for steering: He took the wheel during the storm. a paddle wheel. a propeller. 1
- noun wheel Informal. a bicycle. 1
- noun wheel a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares. 1
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Origin of wheel
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English whel(e), Old English hwēol, hweohl; cognate with Dutch wiel, Old Norse hjōl; akin to Greek kýklos (see cycle); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Wheel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wheel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wheel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wheel
verb wheel
- roll — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- trundle — to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
- manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
noun wheel
- controls — a device or mechanism for operating or regulating a car, aircraft, etc
- helm — Also, heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- disk — a phonograph record.
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