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Wheel

noun/wˈiːl/
Definition
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)
a handwheel that is used for steering
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈiːl/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈiːl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈiːl/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈiːl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna 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)
nouna handwheel that is used for steering
nounforces that provide energy and direction
“the wheels of government began to turn”
nouna circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
noungame 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
nounan instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
nouna wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
verbchange directions as if revolving on a pivot
“They wheeled their horses around and left”
verbwheel somebody or something
verbmove along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
“The President's convoy rolled past the crowds”
verbride a bicycle
Word Forms
wheelverbride a bicycle
rackverbtorture on the rack
bicyclistnouna person who rides a bicycle
bicycleverbride a bicycle
bikeverbride a bicycle
cyclistnouna person who rides a bicycle
wheelernounthe man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling
wheelnouna 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)
wheelingnounpropelling something on wheels
rollnounrotary motion of an object around its own axis
rollingnounpropelling something on wheels
bicyclernouna person who rides a bicycle
bicyclenouna wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
cyclingnounthe sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
bikenouna motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
pedalnouna lever that is operated with the foot
pedallernouna person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
pedalernouna person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rad
eine einfache Maschine, die aus einem kreisförmigen Rahmen mit Speichen (oder einer massiven Scheibe) besteht, der sich auf einer Welle oder Achse drehen kann (wie bei Fahrzeugen oder anderen Maschinen)
🇫🇷French
roue
une machine simple constituée d'un cadre circulaire avec des rayons (ou un disque plein) pouvant tourner sur un arbre ou un essieu (comme dans les véhicules ou autres machines)
🇪🇸Spanish
rueda
una máquina simple que consta de un marco circular con radios (o un disco sólido) que puede girar sobre un eje o eje (como en vehículos u otras máquinas)
🇮🇹Italian
ruota
una macchina semplice costituita da un telaio circolare con raggi (o un disco pieno) che può ruotare su un albero o asse (come nei veicoli o altre macchine)
🇳🇱Dutch
wiel
een eenvoudige machine bestaande uit een rond frame met spaken (of een massieve schijf) die op een as of as kan draaien (zoals in voertuigen of andere machines)
🇵🇹Portuguese
roda
uma máquina simples que consiste em uma estrutura circular com raios (ou um disco sólido) que pode girar sobre um eixo ou eixo (como em veículos ou outras máquinas)
🇷🇺Russian
колесо
простая машина, состоящая из круглой рамы со спицами (или цельного диска), которая может вращаться на валу или оси (как в транспортных средствах или других машинах)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पहिया
एक साधारण मशीन जिसमें तीलियों (या एक ठोस डिस्क) के साथ एक गोलाकार फ्रेम होता है जो शाफ्ट या धुरी पर घूम सकता है (जैसे वाहनों या अन्य मशीनों में)
🇧🇩Bengali
চাকা
স্পোক (বা একটি কঠিন ডিস্ক) সহ একটি বৃত্তাকার ফ্রেম সমন্বিত একটি সাধারণ মেশিন যা একটি খাদ বা অ্যাক্সেলের উপর ঘুরতে পারে (যানবাহন বা অন্যান্য মেশিনের মতো)
🇮🇳Tamil
சக்கரம்
ஒரு தண்டு அல்லது அச்சில் (வாகனங்கள் அல்லது பிற இயந்திரங்களைப் போல) சுழற்றக்கூடிய ஸ்போக்குகள் (அல்லது திட வட்டு) கொண்ட வட்ட சட்டத்தைக் கொண்ட ஒரு எளிய இயந்திரம்.
🇮🇳Telugu
చక్రం
చువ్వలు (లేదా ఘన డిస్క్)తో కూడిన వృత్తాకార ఫ్రేమ్‌తో కూడిన ఒక సాధారణ యంత్రం, అది షాఫ్ట్ లేదా ఇరుసుపై (వాహనాలు లేదా ఇతర యంత్రాలలో వలె) తిప్పగలదు.
🇮🇳Marathi
चाक
प्रवक्ते (किंवा घन डिस्क) असलेली एक गोलाकार फ्रेम असलेली एक साधी मशीन जी शाफ्ट किंवा एक्सलवर फिरू शकते (वाहन किंवा इतर मशीनप्रमाणे)
🇮🇳Gujarati
વ્હીલ
સ્પોક્સ (અથવા નક્કર ડિસ્ક) સાથે ગોળાકાર ફ્રેમ ધરાવતી એક સરળ મશીન જે શાફ્ટ અથવા એક્સલ પર ફેરવી શકે છે (વાહનો અથવા અન્ય મશીનોમાં)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಕ್ರ
ಕಡ್ಡಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಘನ ಡಿಸ್ಕ್) ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸರಳ ಯಂತ್ರವು ಶಾಫ್ಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕ್ಸಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ (ವಾಹನಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಯಂತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചക്രം
സ്‌പോക്കുകളുള്ള (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സോളിഡ് ഡിസ്‌ക്) വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഫ്രെയിം അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു ലളിതമായ യന്ത്രം, അത് ഒരു ഷാഫ്റ്റിലോ ആക്‌സിലിലോ (വാഹനങ്ങളിലോ മറ്റ് മെഷീനുകളിലോ ഉള്ളതുപോലെ) കറങ്ങാൻ കഴിയും.
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਹੀਆ
ਇੱਕ ਸਧਾਰਣ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਪੋਕ (ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਠੋਸ ਡਿਸਕ) ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲਾਕਾਰ ਫਰੇਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਫਟ ਜਾਂ ਐਕਸਲ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਾਹਨਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਮਸ਼ੀਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ) 'ਤੇ ਘੁੰਮ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
🇵🇰Urdu
وہیل
ایک سادہ مشین جس میں ایک سرکلر فریم ہوتا ہے جس میں ترجمان (یا ٹھوس ڈسک) ہوتا ہے جو شافٹ یا ایکسل پر گھوم سکتا ہے (جیسا کہ گاڑیوں یا دوسری مشینوں میں)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
车轮
一种简单的机器,由带有辐条(或实心圆盘)的圆形框架组成,可以在轴或轮轴上旋转(如在车辆或其他机器中)
🇯🇵Japanese
車輪
(車両や他の機械のように) シャフトまたは車軸を中心に回転できるスポーク (または固体ディスク) を備えた円形のフレームで構成される単純な機械
🇰🇷Korean
바퀴
샤프트나 축에서 회전할 수 있는 바퀴살(또는 단단한 디스크)이 있는 원형 프레임으로 구성된 간단한 기계(차량이나 기타 기계에서와 같이)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bánh xe
một cỗ máy đơn giản bao gồm một khung tròn có nan hoa (hoặc đĩa đặc) có thể quay trên trục hoặc trục (như trong xe cộ hoặc các máy khác)
🇹🇭Thai
ล้อ
เครื่องจักรอย่างง่ายที่ประกอบด้วยโครงทรงกลมที่มีซี่ (หรือจานแข็ง) ที่สามารถหมุนบนเพลาหรือเพลาได้ (เช่นในยานพาหนะหรือเครื่องจักรอื่น ๆ )
🇮🇩Indonesian
roda
mesin sederhana yang terdiri dari rangka melingkar dengan jari-jari (atau cakram padat) yang dapat berputar pada poros atau poros (seperti pada kendaraan atau mesin lainnya)
🇵🇭Filipino
gulong
isang simpleng makina na binubuo ng isang pabilog na frame na may mga spokes (o isang solid disc) na maaaring umikot sa isang shaft o axle (tulad ng sa mga sasakyan o iba pang makina)
🇲🇾Malay
roda
mesin ringkas yang terdiri daripada bingkai bulat dengan jejari (atau cakera pepejal) yang boleh berputar pada aci atau gandar (seperti dalam kenderaan atau mesin lain)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عجلة
آلة بسيطة تتكون من إطار دائري به شعاع (أو قرص صلب) يمكن أن يدور على عمود أو محور (كما هو الحال في المركبات أو الآلات الأخرى)
🇮🇷Persian
چرخ
یک ماشین ساده متشکل از یک قاب دایره ای با پره ها (یا یک دیسک جامد) که می تواند روی یک شفت یا محور بچرخد (مانند وسایل نقلیه یا ماشین های دیگر)
🇹🇷Turkish
teker
bir şaft veya aks üzerinde dönebilen (araçlarda veya diğer makinelerde olduğu gibi) jant telleri (veya katı bir disk) bulunan dairesel bir çerçeveden oluşan basit bir makine
🇮🇱Hebrew
גַלגַל
מכונה פשוטה המורכבת ממסגרת עגולה עם חישורים (או דיסק מוצק) שיכולה להסתובב על ציר או ציר (כמו בכלי רכב או מכונות אחרות)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wheel'?
The primary meaning of 'wheel' is '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)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wheel' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wheel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wheel' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wheel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'wheel' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'wheel' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'wheel' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'wheel' in regular conversations?
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