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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There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
"It's interesting the way people have viewed Arsenal in recent weeks - people think the wheels were coming off," former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Positive test results from the first patient Weyer encountered set the wheels in motion for the global effort to identify and contain a potential outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Your child will have to call the institution that holds the account to retitle everything under their own name, at which point the proverbial training wheels come off.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Two of my six wheels pull up off the ground.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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