Pinwheel Definition

pĭnwēl, -hwēl
pinwheels
noun
pinwheels
A small wheel with variously colored vanes of paper, plastic, etc., pinned to a stick so as to revolve in the wind.
Webster's New World
A fireworks device that revolves and throws off colored lights when set off.
Webster's New World
A wheel with a circle of pins at right angles to its face, used as a tripping device.
American Heritage

A fake flower with the stump, usually in plastic, for children; the flower spins round in the wind.

Wiktionary
A cogged (toothed) gear.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To rotate as a pinwheel does; whirl; spin.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pinwheel

Noun

Singular:
pinwheel
Plural:
pinwheels

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