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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A nurse wheels in a small cot with newborn twin girls.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.
From Slate • May 8, 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
Where the wheels should be, lights whirl in a circle.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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