definition of the word wheel

Old English hwēoġol, hwēol, from Proto-Germanic *khwekhwlan, *khwegwlan, from Proto-Indo-European *kwe-k(w)lo-, wheel, circle, a reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European base *k(w)el-, to go round. Cognate with Dutch wiel, wheel; Old Church Slavonic коло; Latin colere (to cultivate, to inhabit; = to turn around); and Old Norse hvél, hjól, wheel

• enPR: wēl, IPA: /wiːl/, SAMPA: /wi:l/
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Rhymes: -iːl

• weal (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
• we'll (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
• wheal

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wheel (plural wheels)

1. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
2. (informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
3. (nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
4. (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
5. (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
6. (automotive) wheel rim

• (wheel rim): rim

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