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CAR WHEEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("car wheel" is a kind 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))
Meronyms (parts of "car wheel"):
hub (the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes)
hubcap (cap that fits over the hub of a wheel)
pneumatic tire; pneumatic tyre (a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "car wheel"):
fifth wheel; spare (an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle)
Holonyms ("car wheel" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
