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pinwheel

DEFINITIONS OF: pinwheel

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n 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

Synonyms:
pinwheel wind collector
Type of:
plaything, toy
an artifact designed to be played with

n a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

Synonyms:
catherine wheel
Type of:
firework, pyrotechnic
(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

n a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim

“he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'”
Type of:
wheel
a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

n perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

Synonyms:
Aeonium haworthii
Type of:
subshrub, suffrutex
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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