pinwheel

Noun

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Noun (4)

  1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheelsSynonyms: Aeonium haworthiiType of subshrub, suffrutexMember of Aeonium, genus Aeonium
  2. 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’”Type of wheel
  3. a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the windSynonyms: pinwheel wind collectorType of plaything, toy
  4. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fireSynonyms: catherine wheelType of firework, pyrotechnic
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