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Pinwheel

nounid 106411·updated May 18, 2026
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a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

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Variants

synonym
catherine wheelpinwheel wind collector
plural
Pinwheels
possessive
Pinwheel's
pluralpossessive
Pinwheels'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
§2
a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
§3
a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
§4
perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

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