wheel
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
Noun 4 meanings
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
A wheelrim.
A round portion of cheese.
Verb 4 meanings
To roll along on wheels.
“Wheel that trolley over here, would you?”
To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
“The patient was wheeled out of the ER.”
To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
To make a circular movement.
“My arms wheeled frantically in the air as I tried to signal for help.”
Etymology
From Middle English whel, from Old English hwēol, from Proto-West Germanic *hwehwl, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, *hweulō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos, *kʷékʷléh₂, reduplication of *kʷel- (“to turn”) and a suffix (literally "(the thing that) turns and turns").
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WHEEL at a glance
WHEEL has 5 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (W 4 + H 4 + E 1 + E 1 + L 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,972 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with wheel
All rhymesOne letter away
- WHEAL11
- WHEEN11
- SHEEL8
- WHEEP13
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