wheels

/ wiːlz /

plural noun

1. the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc

   the wheels of government

2. an informal word for car

3. a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc

Example Sentences

"Modern cars are effectively computers on wheels," he said.

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Last week, I stood on a Chicago street corner in a blinding snowstorm and watched a homeless man crawl inside a big wooden box on wheels.

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If you get stuck, do not try to keep moving if the wheels spin - it will only dig you in deeper.

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As was true of many men of his circle, gambling was a favorite pastime of the captain’s: cards, dice, horse races, roulette wheels, all of it.

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If she closed her eyes, she could still hear the clickety-clack of the wheels.

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Related Words

• auto 
• automobile 
• bus 
• convertible 
• jeep 
• limousine 
• machine 
• motor 
• pickup 
• ride 
• station wagon 
• truck 
• van 
• wagon