Synonyms of pinwheel

Noun


1. pinwheel, Aeonium haworthii, subshrub, suffrutex

usage: perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

2. pinwheel, wheel

usage: 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'"

3. pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector, plaything, toy

usage: 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

4. catherine wheel, pinwheel, firework, pyrotechnic

usage: a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

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Definition and meaning of pinwheel (Dictionary)