Word Meaning

Meaning of wheel

- A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc.
- Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel.
- A spinning wheel. See under Spinning.
- An instrument of torture formerly used.
- A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering.
- A potter's wheel. See under Potter.
- A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases.
- The burden or refrain of a song.
- A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.
- A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
- A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
- To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood.
- To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle.
- To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate.
- To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.
- To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.
- To roll forward.

Crossword clue for wheel

- Car part
- Carnival ride, Ferris ...
- Castor
- Chariot part
- Early invention
- It’s said we’ll come around
- Potter's machine
- Potter's turning device
- Revolve
- Some low heels act like a roller
- Steering device
- Turn scoundrel going after wife
- We’ll hear the part that goes round and round