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pinwheel

/'pɪn,hwil/

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noun
perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
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aeonium haworthii

type of:
subshrub suffrutex
noun
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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pinwheel wind collector

type of:
toy plaything
noun
a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
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catherine wheel

type of:
pyrotechnic firework
noun
a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
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"he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"

type of:
wheel

Examples of pinwheel

"he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"