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.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza