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Wheel
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel.
(2):
(n.) A spinning wheel. See under Spinning.
(3):
(n.) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases.
(4):
(n.) A potter's wheel. See under Potter.
(5):
(n.) An instrument of torture formerly used.
(6):
(n.) A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, - used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc.
(7):
(n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering.
(8):
(v. t.) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a circle.
(9):
(v. t.) To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood.
(10):
(v. i.) To roll forward.
(11):
(v. i.) To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.
(12):
(v. i.) To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.
(13):
(v. i.) To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate.
(14):
(n.) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
(15):
(n.) The burden or refrain of a song.
(16):
(n.) A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
(17):
(n.) A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wheel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/w/wheel.html. 1828.
