Definition of Pinwheel

1. Noun. Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels.

Exact synonyms: Aeonium Haworthii
Group relationships: Aeonium, Genus Aeonium
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex

2. Noun. A wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim. "He spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"
Generic synonyms: Wheel

3. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Pinwheel Wind Collector
Generic synonyms: Plaything, Toy

4. Noun. A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire.
Exact synonyms: Catherine Wheel
Generic synonyms: Firework, Pyrotechnic

Definition of Pinwheel

1. to revolve at the end of a stick [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinwheel

Pinus resinosa
Pinus rigida
Pinus serotina
Pinus strobiformis
Pinus strobus
Pinus sylvestris
Pinus taeda
Pinus thunbergii
Pinus torreyana
Pinus virginiana
pinwale
pinwales
pinweed
pinweed
pinweeds
pinwheel (current term)
pinwheeled
pinwheeling
pinwheels
pinwheel flower
pinwheel roll
pinwork
pinworks
pinworm
pinworm
pinworms
pinworm vaginitis
pinwrench
pinwrenches
pinxit

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