pinwheel

«pinwheel» in Mova's school dictionary: A toy made of paper or plastic blades on a stick that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a pinwheel, pinwheels); verb (pinwheel, pinwheeled — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) (US, Canada) A toy made of paper or plastic blades on a stick that spin round in the wind; in the UK called a windmill. tree →

2) A firework that spins round, also called a Catherine wheel. tree →

3) A round spiral shape, such as pinwheel sandwiches or biscuits. tree →

sense in the lessons

Children make pinwheels in science and DT lessons to learn about wind and energy. In art and cooking, a pinwheel is a spiral design, like rolled sandwiches cut into slices. On Bonfire Night, spinning fireworks are called Catherine wheels or pinwheels.

examples

• We made paper pinwheels to see which way the wind blows. tree →
• My pinwheel spun faster when I ran. tree →
• The Catherine wheel firework spun like a pinwheel. tree →
• Mum made pinwheel sandwiches for the party. tree →
• The galaxy looks like a giant pinwheel. tree →
• Blow on the pinwheel and watch it turn. tree →

note

Countable. One word. UK English often says «windmill» for the toy. Firework safety: only adults should light fireworks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pinwheel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.