wheels

/ (wiːlz) /

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pl n

the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etcthe wheels of government

an informal word for car

wheels within wheels a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc

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wheel lock, wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life, wheels, wheels in motion, wheelspin, wheel static, wheels within wheels, wheel trim

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How to use wheels in a sentence

You can put mag wheels on a Gremlin,” commented one long time Michigan observer, “but that doesn't make it a Mustang.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How did the Inca get giant blocks of stone up mountains 500 years ago without the use of wheels?
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark|Alex Belth|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, still, week after week, Addison lived in a Dili hostel waiting for the rusty wheels of Timorese justice to set her free.
Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth|Christopher Dickey|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Apart from his wheels, Hamzat was living with few comforts and little cash.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Will breakfast at Balthazar bring sudden revelations about Millennials and Gen Xers and their taste in wheels?
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was between the wheels when we stopped, and I planted a crutch on one of his bare feet and embraced him.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
But—and I forbear to lead up to it artistically—I dissever myself from your chariot wheels.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
When he travelled on his line he came in contact with bucolic interests instead of the whirring wheels of trade.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Probably those cast-iron wheels were ordered with a view to steam locomotion in the Cordilleras.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
An engine is described in the invoice as having chimney, axles, carriage-wheels, &c.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

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