wheel
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- pronunciation:
- wil
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A wheel is a round thing that turns in a circle. We attach wheels to things to make them move easily. Cars, trucks, bicycles, and wagons are some things that have wheels.
A bicycle has two wheels, and a tricycle has three.
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| definition 2: |
We sometimes call something a "wheel" if it looks or acts like a wheel.
Mrs. Bell usually keeps both hands on the steering wheel when she drives.The turning of a big wheel in the water is what made the old river boats go.
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| related words: |
circle |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wheels, wheeling, wheeled |
| definition 1: |
When you wheel your bicycle, you move it along on its wheels. You might be riding it, or you might be holding it up and moving it as you walk.
Max wheeled his bicycle into the garage.- similar words:
- roll, rotate, turn
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| definition 2: |
When you wheel a person or thing, you move them along on something that has wheels.
The patient was wheeled into the operating room.The babysitter wheeled the baby around the park.- similar words:
- roll
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| related words: |
spin, twirl |
| derivation: |
wheelless (adj.) |
The word
wheel and the contraction
we'll ("we will") sound alike but have different meanings.