wheels
Britishplural noun
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the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc
the wheels of government
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an informal word for car
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a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc
Example Sentences
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Covert recordings, taken by trading standards officers, also appeared to show Doctors on Wheels staff giving one patient the answer when she was unable to name the letters on an eye test chart.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Dr Grant Charlesworth-Jones said he'd started to see TrustPilot reviews suggesting Doctors in Wheels might be fraudulent, while conducting market research on rival businesses in 2018.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
“Cars” merchandise fit nicely alongside Hot Wheels and model trains, something you could put in a child’s hand and have them zooming along walls for hours on end.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
He eventually got some radio play with his 1973 single “Keep Those Big Wheels Hummin’.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
They lost the deposit they’d paid to Shah Jahan caterers, as well as to their honeymoon destination, Palace on Wheels.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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