Wheel
noun
A circular object that turns around a point in the middle and is often used for transportation.
The car has four wheels.
Often appears as...
- steering wheel
- bicycle wheel
verb
To move or turn around quickly.
He wheeled around when he heard his name being called.
Often appears as...
- wheel around
- wheel about
noun
A machine or structure which has parts resembling a wheel.
The waterwheel in the old mill is still working.
Often appears as...
- water wheel
- ferris wheel
verb
To move something on wheels.
She wheeled her suitcase into the room.
Often appears as...
- wheel in
- wheel out
noun
The act of steering a vehicle.
Johnny took the wheel as his brother was too tired to drive.
Often appears as...
- take the wheel
- behind the wheel
noun
A graphic representation of a repetitive process, used to show a cycle.
The diagram depicted the wheel of life.
Often appears as...
- wheel of life
- wheel of fortune
noun
A round cheese, typically having a flat base and slightly convex sides.
We bought a whole wheel of cheddar for the party.
Often appears as...
- wheel of cheese
- cheese wheel
noun
A circular object that turns around a point in the middle and is often used for transportation.
The car has four wheels.
Often appears as...
- steering wheel
- bicycle wheel
verb
To move or turn around quickly.
He wheeled around when he heard his name being called.
Often appears as...
- wheel around
- wheel about
noun
A machine or structure which has parts resembling a wheel.
The waterwheel in the old mill is still working.
Often appears as...
- water wheel
- ferris wheel
verb
To move something on wheels.
She wheeled her suitcase into the room.
Often appears as...
- wheel in
- wheel out
noun
The act of steering a vehicle.
Johnny took the wheel as his brother was too tired to drive.
Often appears as...
- take the wheel
- behind the wheel
noun
A graphic representation of a repetitive process, used to show a cycle.
The diagram depicted the wheel of life.
Often appears as...
- wheel of life
- wheel of fortune
noun
A round cheese, typically having a flat base and slightly convex sides.
We bought a whole wheel of cheddar for the party.
Often appears as...
- wheel of cheese
- cheese wheel
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Pro Tip 1/2Transportation Part
When 'wheel' is used in this context, it often signifies an integral part of vehicles.
A broken wheel can leave a car immobilized.
Pro Tip 2/2Symbol of Progress
'Wheel' symbolizes innovation and movement in human history, often linked with progress.
The invention of the wheel changed civilization.
Pro Tip 1/2Transportation Part
When 'wheel' is used in this context, it often signifies an integral part of vehicles.
A broken wheel can leave a car immobilized.
Pro Tip 2/2Symbol of Progress
'Wheel' symbolizes innovation and movement in human history, often linked with progress.
The invention of the wheel changed civilization.
Pro Tip 1/2Transportation Part
When 'wheel' is used in this context, it often signifies an integral part of vehicles.
A broken wheel can leave a car immobilized.
Pro Tip 2/2Symbol of Progress
'Wheel' symbolizes innovation and movement in human history, often linked with progress.
The invention of the wheel changed civilization.
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The urgent need for...
when everybody else left he got some young kid to wheel him up to me at the front of the church and he came down that center aisle and he got in front of me he put his hand up and he said do you know what you're doing and I just stood there and I looked at him and he asked me again he said do you know what you're doing and I step back and I mumbled something didn't you ask me one more
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Filming the Kung Fu...
positioner so we could actually wheel the camera forward and backward there was a very smooth motion it wouldn't alarm the animals but we could also be really really precise on tiny subjects obviously the plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just
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Beached Wheel PIPE Life...
a deep channel we drop the axle down and the big baskets dip through the water it's turning with the current because it scoops down the fish have no place to go so they swim right into the scoop scoops them up now the purpose of a fish wheel is to put up a large amount of fish I
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
and it's very difficult to get them in large scale. So on large scale what do they use? We use open pond systems. Now, around the world they are growing algae, with this racetrack design that you see here. Looks like an oval with a paddle wheel and mixes really well,
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A different way to...
Layering multiple patterns using concentric wheels lets us create more complex rhythms. For example, we can combine a basic two beat rhythm with off beats to get a four beat system. This is the recognizable backbone of many genres popular around the world,
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TED-Ed YouTube Channel...
Chris I tried to get my head around how vast our Earth is. Logan The lesson only reaches the students in that room. What would happen if we captured it? It's a toothed wheel. What if pro animators and visualization artists could bring that lesson to life?
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The five major world...
Our rebirth into the next life is thus determined by what we do in this one. The wheel of rebirths is called samsara. It's possible for a very holy person to lead a life with enough good karma to escape the wheel. This escape is called moksha.
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Tim Urban: Inside the...
you want behind the wheel. He lives entirely in the present moment. He has no memory of the past, no knowledge of the future, and he only cares about two easy and fun. Now, in the animal world, that works fine. If you're a dog
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Why don't perpetual...
The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever. Bhaskara's drawing was one of the earliest designs for a perpetual motion machine, a device that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source.
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The Fastest Carnivorous...
despite being found in europe asia africa and australia water wheel plants are now endangered and rare in the wild favoring a narrow set of water conditions the plant is usually confined to small
Video examples
The urgent need for...
when everybody else left he got some young kid to wheel him up to me at the front of the church and he came down that center aisle and he got in front of me he put his hand up and he said do you know what you're doing and I just stood there and I looked at him and he asked me again he said do you know what you're doing and I step back and I mumbled something didn't you ask me one more
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
positioner so we could actually wheel the camera forward and backward there was a very smooth motion it wouldn't alarm the animals but we could also be really really precise on tiny subjects obviously the plane of focus is sometimes just a millimeter deep so it's very hard work and the cameraman alistair was working constantly just
Video examples
Beached Wheel PIPE Life...
a deep channel we drop the axle down and the big baskets dip through the water it's turning with the current because it scoops down the fish have no place to go so they swim right into the scoop scoops them up now the purpose of a fish wheel is to put up a large amount of fish I
Video examples
Bilal Bomani: Plant...
and it's very difficult to get them in large scale. So on large scale what do they use? We use open pond systems. Now, around the world they are growing algae, with this racetrack design that you see here. Looks like an oval with a paddle wheel and mixes really well,
Video examples
A different way to...
Layering multiple patterns using concentric wheels lets us create more complex rhythms. For example, we can combine a basic two beat rhythm with off beats to get a four beat system. This is the recognizable backbone of many genres popular around the world,
Video examples
TED-Ed YouTube Channel...
Chris I tried to get my head around how vast our Earth is. Logan The lesson only reaches the students in that room. What would happen if we captured it? It's a toothed wheel. What if pro animators and visualization artists could bring that lesson to life?
Video examples
The five major world...
Our rebirth into the next life is thus determined by what we do in this one. The wheel of rebirths is called samsara. It's possible for a very holy person to lead a life with enough good karma to escape the wheel. This escape is called moksha.
Video examples
Tim Urban: Inside the...
you want behind the wheel. He lives entirely in the present moment. He has no memory of the past, no knowledge of the future, and he only cares about two easy and fun. Now, in the animal world, that works fine. If you're a dog
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever. Bhaskara's drawing was one of the earliest designs for a perpetual motion machine, a device that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source.
Video examples
The Fastest Carnivorous...
despite being found in europe asia africa and australia water wheel plants are now endangered and rare in the wild favoring a narrow set of water conditions the plant is usually confined to small
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Quote examples
Feist
Canadian Musician
As I get older, the present and the past shift and become the past and the future... A lot of it is a new awareness of time and life and the wheel of fortune crushing you and lifting you and crushing you and lifting you.
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Fabio Lanzoni
Italian Actor
Life is like a Lamborghini. A Lamborghini has an engine, a body, and wheels. No matter how strong your engine is, if you don't have any wheels, you're not going anywhere.
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James Roday
American Actor
As 'Psych' went on, deeper in the run, I started to feel more of a challenge just because, how many jokes are there? How many times can you reinvent the wheel?
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Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
America wasn't made on blame; it was made on responsibility. Take off the training wheels in life and decide to take responsibility for your actions.
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Shaun King
American Writer
Having come so close to death, I now value just how precious life truly is and want to ride what God gave me until the wheels fall off.
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Ariel Sharon
Israeli Leader
Political life is like a big wheel: constantly turning. At times you are up, at times down. But always, the wheel keeps moving.
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Tracey Gold
American Actress
I knew that by getting behind the wheel of the car and having had something to drink, the responsibility laid on my shoulders.
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Ray Charles
American Musician
There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.
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Stephen King
Author
Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always come around to where you started again.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
Quote examples
Feist
Canadian Musician
As I get older, the present and the past shift and become the past and the future... A lot of it is a new awareness of time and life and the wheel of fortune crushing you and lifting you and crushing you and lifting you.
Quote examples
Fabio Lanzoni
Italian Actor
Life is like a Lamborghini. A Lamborghini has an engine, a body, and wheels. No matter how strong your engine is, if you don't have any wheels, you're not going anywhere.
Quote examples
James Roday
American Actor
As 'Psych' went on, deeper in the run, I started to feel more of a challenge just because, how many jokes are there? How many times can you reinvent the wheel?
Quote examples
Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
America wasn't made on blame; it was made on responsibility. Take off the training wheels in life and decide to take responsibility for your actions.
Quote examples
Shaun King
American Writer
Having come so close to death, I now value just how precious life truly is and want to ride what God gave me until the wheels fall off.
Quote examples
Ariel Sharon
Israeli Leader
Political life is like a big wheel: constantly turning. At times you are up, at times down. But always, the wheel keeps moving.
Quote examples
Tracey Gold
American Actress
I knew that by getting behind the wheel of the car and having had something to drink, the responsibility laid on my shoulders.
Quote examples
Ray Charles
American Musician
There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.
Quote examples
Stephen King
Author
Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always come around to where you started again.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
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