1. Cercle métallique qui, en tournant sur son essieu, sert au mouvement de quelque chose, d'une voiture, d'une bicyclette en particulier.
2. Roue de carrosse sur laquelle on attachait certains condamnés pour leur casser les membres.
3. Sorte de couronne de plumes qu'on observe chez le paon ou le dindon mâle qui fait sa cour.
On the rim of gear wheel; SYN. sprocket.
Single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern.
A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. cog wheel, cog-wheel
1. A fireworks device in the form of a revolving wheel of colored fire
2. A toy consisting of lightweight vanes that revolve at the end of a stick
3. Something (as a galaxy) shaped like a pinwheel
(Homonym: wrack).
1. A support for displaying various articles; SYN. stand.
2. Framework for holding objects.
3. An instrument of torture that stretches, disjoints or mutilates victims; SYN. wheel.
4. Rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton.
5. A rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately; SYN. single-foot.
ETYM Old Eng. wheel, hweol, AS. hweól, hweogul, hweowol; akin to Dutch wiel, Icel. hvęl, Greek kyklos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hjôl, Dan. hiul, Swed. hjul. Related to Cycle, Cyclopedia.
(Homonym: we'll).
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).
2. A wheel used to control the rudder of a vessel.
1. Rompu.
2. Habile.
3. (Vieux) Débauché.