Associations to the word «Pinwheel»

Wiktionary

PINWHEEL, noun. An artificial flower with the stem, usually in plastic, for children; the flower spins round in the wind.
PINWHEEL, noun. A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel
PINWHEEL, noun. A cogged (toothed) gear.
PINWHEEL, verb. To spin.

Dictionary definition

PINWHEEL, noun. Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels.
PINWHEEL, noun. 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'".
PINWHEEL, noun. 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.
PINWHEEL, noun. A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire.

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