Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock |
Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). |
Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine |
Brush wheel () A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference. |
Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. |
Car wheel () A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck. |
Catharine wheel () See catherine wheel. |
Catherine wheel () Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window. |
Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. |
Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Count-wheel (n.) The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. |
Crown wheel () A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane |
Fudge wheel () A tool for ornamenting the edge of a sole. |
Ratchet (n.) A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc. |
Ratchet (n.) A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch. |
Scape-wheel (n.) The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play. |
Side-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel on each side |
Sprocket wheel () Same as Chain wheel. |
Stern-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel at the stern |
Water wheel () Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water |
Water wheel () The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. |
Water wheel () A wheel for raising water |
Wheel (n.) A circular frame turning about an axis |
Wheel (n.) Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. |
Wheel (n.) A spinning wheel. See under Spinning. |
Wheel (n.) An instrument of torture formerly used. |
Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering. |
Wheel (n.) A potter's wheel. See under Potter. |
Wheel (n.) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. |
Wheel (n.) The burden or refrain of a song. |
Wheel (n.) A bicycle or a tricycle |
Wheel (n.) A rolling or revolving body |
Wheel (n.) A turn revolution |
Wheel (v. t.) To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle |
Wheel (v. t.) To put into a rotatory motion |
Wheel (v. i.) To turn on an axis, or as on an axis |
Wheel (v. i.) To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or pivot |
Wheel (v. i.) To go round in a circuit |
Wheel (v. i.) To roll forward. |
Wheel-shaped (a.) Shaped like a wheel. |
Wheel-shaped (a.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube |
Wheel-worn (a.) Worn by the action of wheels |
wheel bug Arilus cristatus | large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects |
wheel horse wheeler | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
balance wheel balance | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat |
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
buffing wheel | a wheel that is covered with soft material |
car wheel | a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap, used to propel the car |
catherine wheel pinwheel | a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire |
daisy print wheel daisy wheel | a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper |
driving wheel | a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force) |
escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
Ferris wheel | a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates, provides a ride at an amusement park |
fifth wheel | a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate |
fifth wheel spare | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
four-wheel drive WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |
four-wheel drive WD | a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system |
gear gear wheel geared wheel cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
grinding wheel emery wheel | a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding |
idle pulley idler pulley idle wheel | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it |
lantern pinion lantern wheel | a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks |
millwheel mill wheel | water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill |
paddlewheel paddle wheel | a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat |
planetary gear epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
potter's wheel | a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter, the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around BC |
rack wheel | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims |
ratchet rachet ratch | mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction |
ratchet wheel | toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever |
roulette toothed wheel | a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations |
roulette wheel wheel | game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling, the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in |
spinning wheel | a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot |
spiral ratchet screwdriver ratchet screwdriver | a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle |
spoke wheel spoke radius | support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim |
sprocket sprocket wheel | thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain |
spur gear spur wheel | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
steering wheel wheel | a handwheel that is used for steering |
treadmill treadwheel tread-wheel | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps |
wagon wheel | a wheel of a wagon |
waterwheel water wheel | a wheel that rotates by direct action of water, a simple turbine |
waterwheel water wheel | a wheel with buckets attached to its rim, raises water from a stream or pond |
wheel | 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) |
wheel | a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel |
wheel and axle | hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel |
wheel lock | an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel |
worm wheel | gear with the thread of a worm |
fifth wheel deadwood | someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded |
wheel | forces that provide energy and direction, the wheels of government began to turn |
prayer wheel | a cylinder with prayers written on it, each revolution counts as uttering the prayers, used especially by Buddhists in Tibet |
color circle color wheel | a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle |
big shot big gun big wheel big cheese big deal big enchilada big fish head honcho | an important influential person, he thinks he's a big shot, she's a big deal in local politics, the Qaeda commander is a very big fish |