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pinwheel
noun
A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
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noun
A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
noun
A toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
noun
A wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
“He spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on ‘Go’”
noun
Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
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He spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on ‘Go’
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