ALL meanings of wheels
wheel
W w - noun wheels a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 1
- noun wheels 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 wheels steering wheel. 1
- noun wheels 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 wheels Informal. a bicycle. 1
- noun wheels a round object, decoration, etc.: a wheel of cheese; a design of red wheels and blue squares. 1
- noun wheels an old instrument of torture in the form of a circular frame on which the victim was stretched until disjointed. 1
- noun wheels a circular firework that revolves rapidly while burning; pinwheel. 1
- noun wheels a rotating instrument that Fortune is represented as turning in order to bring about changes or reverses in human affairs. 1
- noun wheels wheels. moving, propelling, or animating agencies: the wheels of commerce; the wheels of thought. Slang. a personal means of transportation, especially a car. 1
- noun wheels a cycle, recurring action, or steady progression: the wheel of days and nights. 1
- noun wheels a wheeling or circular movement: the intricate wheels of the folk dances. 1
- noun wheels (formerly) a movement of troops, ships, etc., drawn up in line, as if turning on a pivot. 1
- noun wheels Informal. someone active and influential, as in business, politics, etc.; an important person: a big wheel. 1
- verb with object wheels to cause to turn, rotate, or revolve, as on an axis. 1
- verb with object wheels to perform (a movement) in a circular or curving direction. 1
- verb with object wheels to move, roll, or convey on wheels, casters, etc.: The servants wheel the tables out. 1
- verb with object wheels to provide (a vehicle, machine, etc.) with wheels. 1
- verb without object wheels to turn on or as on an axis or about a center; revolve, rotate, or pivot. 1
- verb without object wheels to move in a circular or curving course: pigeons wheeling above. 1
- verb without object wheels to turn so as to face in a different direction (often followed by about or around): He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely. 1
- verb without object wheels to change one's opinion or procedure (often followed by about or around): He wheeled around and argued for the opposition. 1
- verb without object wheels to roll along on or as on wheels; travel along smoothly: The car wheeled along the highway. 1
- verb without object wheels British Military. to turn: Right wheel! 1
- idioms wheels at the wheel, at the helm of a ship, the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, etc. in command or control: Her ambition is to be at the wheel of a large corporation by the age of 40. 1
- idioms wheels hell on wheels. hell (def 19). 1
- idioms wheels spin one's wheels, Informal. to expend or waste effort to no avail: He spun his wheels on that project for two years. 1
- idioms wheels wheel and deal, Informal. to operate dynamically for one's own profit or benefit. 1
- idioms wheels wheels within wheels, an involved interaction of motives or agencies operating to produce the final result: Government agencies are a study of wheels within wheels. 1
- noun wheels Plural form of wheel. 1
- noun plural wheels the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc 0