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PINWHEEL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

Synonyms:

catherine wheel; pinwheel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pinwheel" is a kind 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.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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; pinwheel wind collector

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pinwheel" is a kind of...):

plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Example:

he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on 'Go'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pinwheel" 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))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

Synonyms:

Aeonium haworthii; pinwheel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pinwheel" is a kind of...):

subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Holonyms ("pinwheel" is a member of...):

Aeonium; genus Aeonium (a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae)

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