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  • 1wheel — wheelless, adj. /hweel, weel/, n. 1. a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery. 2. any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as… …

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  • 2wheel — /wil / (say weel) noun 1. a circular frame or solid disc arranged to turn on an axis, as in vehicles, machinery, etc. 2. any instrument, machine, apparatus, etc., shaped like this, or having such a frame or disc as an essential feature: a potter… …

  • 3wheel — [[t](h)wil, wil[/t]] n. 1) a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery 2) any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an… …

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  • 4wheel — I. v. n. 1. Move on wheels, roll. 2. Revolve, rotate, turn, roll, turn on an axis. 3. Gyrate, turn round, move round. 4. Revolve, move round, move in a circle, turn. 5. Fetch a compass. 6. Deviate, deflect, diverge, turn aside, alter one s course …

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  • 5Wheel — Wheel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheeling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. [1913 Webster] 2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve;… …

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  • 6Wheeled — Wheel Wheel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheeling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. [1913 Webster] 2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or… …

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  • 7Wheeling — Wheel Wheel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheeling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel a load of hay or wood. [1913 Webster] 2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or… …

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  • 8railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …

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  • 9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 10Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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