wheel

1. 1.

   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)

   Broadermachine

   Narrowerbalance wheelbicycle wheelbuffing wheelcartwheelcar wheeldaisy print wheeldriving wheelgeargrinding wheelhandwheel

   Part ofwheeled vehicle

   Partsfelloerim
2. 2.

   a handwheel that is used for steering

   Synonymssteering wheel

   Broaderhandwheel

   Part ofsteering system
3. 3.

   forces that provide energy and direction

   “the wheels of government began to turn”

   Broaderforce
4. 4.

   a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel

   Broaderhelm
5. 5.

   game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in

   Synonymsroulette wheel

   Broadergame equipment
6. 6.

   an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

   Synonymsrack

   Broaderinstrument of torture
7. 7.

   a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

   Synonymsbicyclebikecycle

   Broaderwheeled vehicle

   Narrowerbicycle-built-for-twomountain bikeordinarypush-bikesafety bicyclevelocipede

   Partsbicycle seatbicycle wheelchaincoaster brakehandlebarkickstand

1. 1.

   change directions as if revolving on a pivot

   “They wheeled their horses around and left”

   Synonymswheel around

   Broaderrevolve

   Narrowercartwheel
2. 2.

   wheel somebody or something

   Synonymswheel around

   Broadertransport
3. 3.

   move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

   “The President's convoy rolled past the crowds”

   Synonymsroll

   Broadertravel

   Narrowerbowltroll
4. 4.

   ride a bicycle

   Synonymsbicyclecyclebikepedal

   Broaderride

   Narrowerunicyclebackpedal

Other forms of wheel

plural

wheels·

past tense

wheeled·

present participle

wheeling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wheel

What does wheel mean?

wheel means "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)". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wheel?

wheel has 1 syllable: wheel. In IPA it is /ˈwil/.

What is another word for wheel?

Close synonyms include steering wheel, roulette wheel, rack, bicycle, bike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wheel a common word?

wheel is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with wheel?

1 word rhymes with wheel. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.