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Definition: Wheels |
WheelsNoun1. Forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "wheels" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To see swiftly rotating wheels in your dreams, foretells that you will be thrifty and energetic in your business and be successful in pursuits of domestic bliss. To see idle or broken wheels, proclaims death or absence of some one in your household. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A wheel is a disc- or torus-shaped mechanical device, the fundamental operation of which is to transfer linear motion (going along) into rotary motion (going around). It is one of the simple machines.
Mechanics
Wheels can be fastened on a wheel axle, which when fitted to a third object such as a vehicle body, will efficiently impart the energy of the converted linear motion to that body. Since the strongest motions available in nature to pre-industrial humans (exertion of their own muscle, exertion of animal muscle, flowing water, etc.) were linear and horizontal, the wheel/axle/object combination enabled them to leverage these sources in any direction by tilting the wheel (vertically in a horse driven mill wheel, for instance). Expended linear force, instead of being pushed ahead and scattered in unlimited forward space, was now conserved along the compact 360 degree surface of the turning wheel. Compared to a vehicle without wheels, such as a travois, barrow or sled, this compaction of momentum, along with a related reduction in surface friction, allows wheeled vehicles to travel farther even while less push or pull force is applied.
Since a wheel is a rigid object, it will only be non-rotating when all the torques on it are balanced. Since forces produce larger torques when they are closer to the axis, a wheel can be used to transform between large and small forces applied by friction with belts or other wheels. The combination of the wheel with the wedge produced the toothed gear, which was fundamental to the advent of industrial class complex machines. Other variations on wheels produce the pulley and the windlass.
With its cycling/compaction of momentum, reduction of friction and resulting lower amount of work necessary to move items, the wheel is essential in transport. On many wheeled vehicles (for instance, automobiles and motorcycles), a rigid wheel does not come directly in contact with the surface, but instead serves as a mounting point for a flexible tire, usually filled with compressed air. For rail vehicles this is not the case. A development of wheels to allow them to travel through rough terrain is the caterpillar track found on some tractors and armored vehicles. Land vehicles without wheels are the hovercraft, the electro-magnetic monorail, and relying on surface conditions the sled, the snowboard and skis.
History of the Wheel
Most authorities credit the ancient Mesopotamians (Sumerians) with the invention of the wheel at about 4000 BC, with an independent invention in China at around 2800 BC. The Incans and certain other western hemisphere cultures seem to have approached the concept, as wheel-like worked stones have been found on objects identified as children's toys dating to about 1500 BC. The wheel was unknown in Sub-saharan Africa and Australia until relatively recent contacts with Eurasians. While the 4000 BC date for the invention of the wheel may seem ancient, it is curious to note in this context that most anthropologists date the emergence of fully modern human beings (Homo sapiens) to at least 100,000 BC. That people with capacities fully equal to our own walked the earth for 96,000 years before conceiving of the wheel may be surprising at first blush, but it becomes less so when one realizes that populations were extremely small through most of this time and that the wheel, which requires an axle and socket to be truly useful, is not so simple a device as it may seem. Perhaps nothing testifies more to how non-obvious the wheel is than the fact that biological evolution itself, at least on the macro level, did not "invent" it (unless one counts certain species of lizards and spiders that sometimes curl themselves into a rough ball when attacked, attempting to roll to safety). On a micro scale, flagellate bacteria invented the wheel billions of years ago.
In July 2001, the wheel was the object of an innovative, but non-inventive, patent as a "circular transportation facilitation device" [1], [1]. The patent was obtained by John Keogh, a lawyer from Melbourne, Australia, with the declared intention of demonstrating the unfairness and inaccuracy of the modern patenting system.
See also
Reverse rotation effect.
External links
In Buddhism, the wheel is a central conceptual metaphor. Life is said to be an endless cycle of births and rebirths, which one can only escape by achieving enlightenment. Accordingly the wheel to a Buddhist has a meaning akin to that of a cross for a Christian or a crescent for a Muslim, although it is not a symbol of a deity as such. The mandala is a common representation which is based on the wheel's image. The wheel is a form of torture.
- http://www.bms.ed.ac.uk/research/others/smaciver/Cell%20biol.topics/Cell_Locomotion.htm
- http://www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/mbiology/ug/ugteach/icu8/introduction/bacteria.html#appendages
- http://www.joyofvb.com/Short%20Essays/JVBEssay_Bacteria%20On%20The%20Move.htm
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Wheel."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Complexity | Noun: complexity; complexness; Adjective: complexus; complication, implication; intricacy, intrication; perplexity; network, labyrinth; wilderness, jungle; involution, raveling, entanglement; coil; (convolution); sleave, tangled skein, knot, Gordian knot, wheels within wheels; kink, gnarl, knarl; webwork. |
Facility | Manageable, wieldy; towardly, tractable; submissive; yielding, ductile; suant; pliant; (soft); glib, slippery; smooth; on friction wheels, on velvet. |
Hindrance | Cramp, hamper; clog, clog the wheels; cumber; encumber, incumber; handicap; choke; saddle with, load with; overload, lay; lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience; incommode, discommode; discompose; hustle, corner, drive into a corner. |
Instrument | Mechanical powers; lever, leverage; mechanical advantage; crow, crowbar; handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing; oar, paddle; pulley; wheel and axle; wheelwork, clockwork; wheels within wheels; pinion, crank, winch; cam; pedal; capstan; (lift); wheel; (rotation); inclined plane; wedge; screw; spring, mainspring; can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel. |
Loquacity | Phrase: the tongue running fast, the tongue running loose, the tongue running on wheels; all talk and no cider; "foul whisperings are abroad"; "what a spendthrift is he of his tongue!". |
Subjection | Break in, tame; subject, subjugate; master; tread down, tread under foot; weigh down; drag at one's chariot wheels; reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery; enthrall, inthrall, bethrall; enslave, lead captive; take into custody; (restrain); rule; drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point; keep under; hold in bondage, hold in leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes. |
Vehicle | Motor car, automobile, limousine, car, auto, jalopy, clunker, lemon, flivver, coupe, sedan, two-door sedan, four-door sedan, luxury sedan; wheels, sports car, roadster, gran turismo, jeep, four-wheel drive vehicle, electric car, steamer; golf cart, electric wagon; taxicab, cab, taxicoach, checker cab, yellow cab; station wagon, family car; motorcycle, motor bike, side car; van, minivan, bus, minibus, microbus; truck, wagon, pick-up wagon, pick-up, tractor-trailer, road train, articulated vehicle; racing car, racer, hot rod, stock car, souped-up car. |
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Crosswords: Wheels |
| English words defined with "wheels": Anti-friction wheels ♦ To cramp the wheels of wagon. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "wheels": Catharine Wheels ♦ dolly wheels ♦ main wheels ♦ pair of wheels ♦ RAILROAD WHEELS AND AXLE INSPECTOR ♦ set of wheels ♦ twinned wheels. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "wheels": Janker. (references) |
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Screenplays | Hey Doc. These are some nice wheels here what do ya call this thing (Dr. Dolittle 2; writing credit: Larry Levin) Obstructing the wheels of justice, Daddy (Strangers on a Train; writing credit: Raymond Chandler; Whitfield Cook) Ralph, Jesus didn't have wheels. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) I'm a rat with wheels! Cool (Beast Wars: Transformers; writing credit: Bob Forward; Lawrence G. DiTillio) I hope your balls turn to bicycle wheels and backpedal up your ass (Barry McKenzie Holds His Own; writing credit: Bruce Beresford; Barry Humphries) | |
Lyrics | We left the movies with Uzies, Suzuki wheels, (Hey Ma; performing artist: Cam'ron) Wit no cheese, no deals and no G's, no wheels and no keys (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre) In them trucks wit the wheels glissed (Can't Deny It; performing artist: Fabolous) Damn these old wheels (If My Heart Had Wings; performing artist: Faith Hill) Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels (RUNNING ON EMPTY; performing artist: JACKSON BROWN) | |
Clever | You're trailer trash when you lit a match in the bathroom, and your house exploded right off its wheels. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Diamonds on Wheels (1973) Wheels of Fire (1973) Werewolves on Wheels (1971) Hot Wheels (1969) Wild Wheels (1969) | |
Song Titles | Watching The Wheels (performing artist: John Lennon) 18 Wheels & A Dozen Roses (performing artist: Kathy Mattea) Wheels (performing artist: Leo Kottke) Helen Wheels (performing artist: Paul McCartney & Wings) Wheels (Instrumental) (performing artist: String-A-Longs) | |
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 | In the foreground, two pumps operate the modified gold dredge. The discharged sediments are placed on the screen where they are separated. This image provides a good overview of the gravel cleaning process, the modified gold dredge is on wheels to make it mobile. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | An overview of the pumping and dredging operation, the modified gold digger is on wheels in the background. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | New orange trees are straightened, staked, and pruned by workers riding only inches above the ground pulled by a slowly moving tractor. The tractor is driven not from the conventional drivers's seat perched high over the rear wheels, but by one of the workers below, using an extra steering wheel and control. Credit: USDA. |  | A cultural event replicating an old camp site in the middle of the rangeland. It looks like a tent city. People are dressed as pioneers showing old chairs, spinning wheels, and other exhibits. Credit: Unknown. |
 | View on the flight deck of USS Lexington (CV-2), at about 1500 hrs. on 8 May 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea. The ship's air group is spotted aft, with Grumman F4F-3 fighters nearest the camera. SBD scout bombers and TBD-1 torpedo planes are parked further aft. Smoke is rising around the after aircraft elevator from fires burning in the hangar. Note fire hose, wheels, propellers, servicing stands and other gear scattered on the flight deck. Credit: NAVY. |  | A crewman wheels a cart loaded with three "Sidewinder" air-to-air guided missiles across the flight deck, during operations off Vietnam in April 1967. Hancock was then on her third Vietnam War deployment. Photographed by PHC R.D. Moeser. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Two steers pulling a battleship on wheels driven by sailor. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Hammond, Ind., 1942(?), six men inspecting and painting 155 mm. shells at the Pullman Standard Car Plant where freight cars were formerly made--Discs being screwed on shell nose (right foreground) act as wheels to keep them rolling in straight line on pro. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Zane Grey's "Wagon wheels". Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Richmond, Va. Wheels and burned railroad cars near Richmond & Petersburg Railroad station. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Wheels of a steam engine" by Csongor Varga Commentary: "Czech stream loko in the Lokopark at Budapest. Steam Loko Parade at 2002." | "Wheels" by Kenneth Love Commentary: "Image from last summer. Close up of the wheels on a parked train." |
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 | Slot machine wheels stopping then machine paying out with electronic tones and coins dropping. |
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Ouida | A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run. |
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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | Two wheels are in front of him, and two behind |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The old man was caught between the wheels. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Block the back wheels. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I described, as well as I could, our way of riding, the shape and use of a bridle, a saddle, a spur, and a whip, of harness and wheels. |
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Business | Other promising areas are alloy wheels, special air filters, special exhausts and special shocks. (references) | |
One of the important features that buyers look for is a chassis with wheels, making it easy to move the machine. (references) | ||
Interestingly, airbags have drastically diminished the need to change from traditional to sporty steering wheels. (references) | ||
Economic History | Sweden | Steering wheels, rims, mirrors and decorations for the exterior of the car also sell well. (references) |
Costa Rica | Local production is limited to small electrical and metal parts, batteries, electrical copper cable, hydraulic seals, filters (air/gasoline), steel leaf springs, aluminum and steel wheels, windshields, carpets, hoses, mufflers, bus bodies, and tires. (references) | |
Peru | Best prospects include: hydraulic turbines and wheels less than 1,000 kW, hydraulic turbines and wheels more than 10,000 kW, gas turbines, parts of gas turbine engines, heat exchangers, generator sets, static converters, circuit breakers, relays, interrupters, connectors, consoles and supports, panels and lockers. (references) | |
Trade | El Salvador | F. Roulette wheels, gambling tables, and any other item or article used for gambling. (references) |
Travel | Philippines | To a Filipino, cultivating a friend, establishing a valuable contact and developing personal rapport are what make business wheels turn. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SMITHAREEN, n. A fragment, a decomponent part, a remain. The word is used variously, but in the following verse on a noted female reformer who opposed bicycle-riding by women because it "led them to the devil" it is seen at its best: The wheels go round without a sound -- The maidens hold high revel; In sinful mood, insanely gay, True spinsters spin adown the way From duty to the devil! They laugh, they sing, and -- ting-a-ling! Their bells go all the morning; Their lanterns bright bestar the night Pedestrians a-warning. With lifted hands Miss Charlotte stands, Good-Lording and O-mying, Her rheumatism forgotten quite, Her fat with anger frying. She blocks the path that leads to wrath, Jack Satan's power defying. The wheels go round without a sound The lights burn red and blue and green. What's this that's found upon the ground? Poor Charlotte Smith's a smithareen! John William Yope |
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Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | To get the wheels turning, I have appointed an emergency housing expediter. |
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| "Wheels" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.82% of the time. "Wheels" is used about 1,676 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.82% | 1,673 | 5,001 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.18% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,676 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| South Africa | Tiger Wheels Ltd. | USA | Boyds Wheels, Inc. |
| Venezuela | HAYES WHEELS DE VENEZUELA, C.A. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "wheels": alignment of front wheels ♦ dual wheels ♦ friction wheels ♦ go on wheels ♦ landing wheels ♦ main wheels ♦ meals on wheels ♦ Miter wheels ♦ oil the wheels ♦ on friction wheels ♦ pair of wheels ♦ set of wheels ♦ sun and planet wheels ♦ tandem wheels ♦ the tongue running on wheels ♦ the wheels of government ♦ the wheels of state ♦ To cramp the wheels of wagon ♦ track of wheels ♦ training wheels ♦ twin wheels ♦ twinned wheels ♦ water wheels ♦ wheels within wheels. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "wheels": wheels-and-brakes, wheels-on, wheels-up, wheels-up landing. | |
Ending with "wheels": paddle-wheels, Swannson-on-wheels, water-wheels. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
wheels | 11,527 | dirt wheels | 509 |
hot wheels | 3,435 | weld wheels | 505 |
custom wheels | 3,343 | auto wheels | 500 |
chrome wheels | 2,557 | discount wheels | 490 |
tire wheels | 2,146 | bmw wheels | 449 |
american racing wheels | 1,685 | bbs wheels | 429 |
car wheels | 1,298 | meal on wheels | 417 |
spinning wheels | 1,217 | axis wheels | 405 |
deal on wheels | 1,118 | wheels eagle | 392 |
power wheels | 1,058 | adr wheels | 375 |
wire wheels | 886 | spinner wheels | 361 |
truck wheels | 852 | enkei wheels | 357 |
mag wheels | 735 | racing wheels | 329 |
used wheels | 733 | kmc wheels | 327 |
wheels rim | 721 | giovanna wheels | 326 |
alloy wheels | 688 | american eagle wheels | 326 |
center line wheels | 677 | rota wheels | 320 |
motorcycle wheels | 646 | ultra wheels | 319 |
steering wheels | 530 | cheap wheels | 305 |
konig wheels | 519 | caster wheels | 297 |
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| Language | Translations for "wheels"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | تزييت العجل للعربة (oil the wheels), عجل متضمن مع آخر (wheels within wheels). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | кола (car, carriage, cart, cartful, drag, machine, motor car, quire, starch, wain), моторно превозно средство. (various references) | |
Chinese | 轮子 (Wheel). (various references) | |
Czech | připravit terén (oil the wheels). (various references) | |
Danish | hovedhjul (main wheels), bevægeligt rørsystem (line on wheels, mobile irrigation line), bredholderhjul (expander wheels), camber (bottom gather, camber, obliquity of the wheels, positive camber, wheel camber), drivhjul (bull wheel, drive wheels, driver, drive-wheel, driving wheel, driving wheels, driving-wheel, land-wheel), ekspanderhjul (expander wheels), baerehjul (carrying wheels, running wheels), hjulstyrt (bottom gather, camber, obliquity of the wheels, positive camber, wheel camber), tvillinghjul (twinned wheels), ledehjul (aligning wheels, diffuser, diffuser vanes, guide wheel, guide wheels, steering wheel), midtmonteret redskabsramme med radrenserskaer;beskyttelsesskaer og stoettehjul (beet-hoe sets, single-sided bells and land wheels, underslung tool bar with), mobil (on wheels, wheeled), på hjul (on wheels, wheeled), trykruller (covering wheels), tvillingehjul (dual wheels, twin wheels), hjulsæt (pair of wheels, set of wheels, wheel set). (various references) | |
Dutch | wielset (pair of wheels, set of wheels, wheel set), werktuigbalk midden onder de trekker met bietenstellen,bladbeschermers en steunwielen (beet-hoe sets, single-sided bells and land wheels, underslung tool bar with), wielstel (mounted axle, mounted wheels on axle, pair of wheels, set of wheels, wheel set, wheels on axle), loopstel (mounted axle, mounted wheels on axle, wheels on axle), aandrijfwielen (drive wheels), aandrijvingswielen (driving wheels), aandrukrollen (covering wheels), brandstofafsluitklep (wheels-up landing fuel shut-off valve), camber (bottom gather, camber, obliquity of the wheels, positive camber, wheel camber), draagwielen (carrying wheels, running wheels), dragende wielen (carrying wheels, running wheels), dubbele wielen (dual wheels, twin wheels), dubbellucht (twinned wheels), gekoppelde wielen (twin wheels), geleidewielen (aligning wheels, guide wheels), aanaardwielen (covering wheels), hoofdwielen (main wheels), mallejan (logging wheels), onderstel (bed, chassis, frame, mounted axle, mounted wheels on axle, undercarriage, underframe ( of a railway carriage ), wheels on axle), op wielen (on wheels, wheeled), ophangingswielen (carrying wheels, running wheels), tractiewielen (driving wheels), tweewielig (dual-wheels, twin wheels), verplaatsbare leiding (line on wheels, mobile irrigation line), verrijdbaar (on wheels, wheeled), vlucht (flight, run, swarm), geleidingswielen (aligning wheels, guide wheels). (various references) | |
Finnish | vetopyörät (driving wheels), rengaslevitin (expander wheels), pyöräsetti (pair of wheels, set of wheels, wheel set), pyöräpari (pair of wheels, set of wheels, wheel set), puunkorjuuperävaunu (logging wheels), paripyörät (twinned wheels), pääpyörät (main wheels), ohjaavat pyörät (aligning wheels, guide wheels), levitinrenkaat (expander wheels), juoksupyörät (carrying wheels, running wheels), hammaspyöräkerta (pair of wheels, set of wheels, wheel set), hänen takkinsa takertui koneen rattaisiin (his coat caught in the wheels of the engine), ajorenkaat (drive wheels). (various references) | |
French | rouer. (various references) | |
German | Rädern (break on the wheel), Räder (landing wheels). (various references) | |
Greek | κούρσα (car). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kerekek tapadása (grip of the wheels). (various references) | |
Italian | ruote, arruotare. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 轢断 (cutting in two under train wheels), 輪 (circle, counter for wheels and flowers, hoop, ring), 空回り (fruitless effort, racing, spinning one's wheels), 二輪 (two flowers, two wheels), 双輪 (two wheels), 三輪 (three wheels), 両輪 (two wheels). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | そうりん (rice granary, two wheels, Zen monastery), さんりん (mountain forest, mountains and forest, three wheels), にりん (two flowers, two wheels), からまわり (fruitless effort, racing, spinning one's wheels), りょうりん (two wheels), りん (cold, companion, counter for wheels and flowers, measure of length, old monetary unit, phosphorus), れきだん (cutting in two under train wheels). (various references) | |
Korean | 기구 (Apparatus, Apparatuses, Appliance, framework, Wheel). (various references) | |
Manx | queeyllyn thallooin (landing wheels), aghtyn cast yn reiltys (wheels of government). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eelswhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | rodas em rotação (carrying wheels, running wheels), barras porta-alfaias transportadas entre os eixos com ferros para beterrabas,discos côncavos ou relhas circulares de protecção e rodas de transporte (beet-hoe sets, single-sided bells and land wheels, underslung tool bar with), de duas rodas (dual-wheels, twin wheels), eixo (axis, axle, center line, centre line, hub, kingpin, pivot, shaft, spindle), inclinação do eixo das rodas (bottom gather, camber, obliquity of the wheels, positive camber, wheel camber), móvel (cause, fitment, flexile, flying, mobile, movable, moving, piece of furniture, portable, rolling, shifting, traveling, travelling, wandering), rodas de alinhamento (aligning wheels, guide wheels), rodas de transmissão (driving wheels), amontoador de rodas (covering wheels), rodas em funcionamento (carrying wheels, running wheels), válvula de corte do combustível durante aterragem de barriga (wheels-up landing fuel shut-off valve), rodas gémeas (dual wheels, twin wheels), rodas hidráulicas (water wheels), rodas motrizes (drive wheels), rodas motrizes ou propulsoras (driving wheels), rodas principais (main wheels), roletes alargadores (expander wheels), sobre rodas (on wheels, wheeled), tubagem móvel (line on wheels, mobile irrigation line), rodas duplas (dual wheels, twin wheels, twinned wheels). (various references) | |
Romanian | merge strunã (go on wheels, pan out), merge cã pe roţi (go on wheels), fãgaş (channel, furrow, groove, gully, path, rut, track, track of wheels, trend), aparatul de stat (the wheels of state). (various references) | |
Russian | сложное положение (wheels within wheels), сложная взаимосвязь (wheels within wheels), государственная машина (wheels of state), идти как по маслу (go on wheels, go with a run). (various references) | |
Spanish | ruedas. (various references) | |
Swedish | maskineri (enginery, machine, machinery, mechanism), bil (auto, automobile, car, motor car, motorcar, motor-car, taxicab), apparat (apparatus, appliance, contraption, contrivance, device, gadget, set, tool, unit). (various references) | |
Turkish | karmaşık işler (wheels within wheels), karışık işler (wheels within wheels), devlet işleri (the wheels of government). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | столик для закусок (meals on wheels), улагодити справу (oil the wheels), підмогоричити (oil the wheels), дати хабара (buy over, nobble, oil the wheels). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Ezekiel Chapter 10, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen proV ton andra ton endedukota thn stolhn eiselqe eiV to meson twn trocwn twn upokatw twn ceroubin kai plhson taV drakaV sou anqrakwn puroV ek mesou twn ceroubin kai diaskorpison epi thn polin kai eishlqen enwpion mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et dixit ad virum qui indutus erat lineis et ait ingredere in medio rotarum quae sunt subtus cherub et imple manum tuam prunis ignis quae sunt inter cherubin et effunde super civitatem ingressusque est in conspectu meo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he seide to the man that was clothid with lynnen, and he seith, Go thou yn in the mydil of whelis, that ben vndir cherubyn, and fil thin hoond with coolis of fier, that ben amonge cherubyn, and sheed out vpon the citee. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thy hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he entered in my sight. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes. |
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| Language | Ezekiel Chapter 10, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya misulti sa tawo nga nagsaput sa lino, ug miingon: Sumulod ka sa taliwala sa mga ligid nga nagatuyok, bisan pa sa ilalum sa usa ka querubin, ug pun-a ang imong duha ka kamot sa mga baga sa kalayo gikan sa kinatung-an sa mga querubin, ug ikatag kana sa ibabaw sa ciudad. Ug sa akong pagtan-aw siya misulod. |
| Croatian | I prozbori èovjeku odjevenom u lan: "Uði meðu toèkove pod kerubinima, uzmi pune pregršti žeravice izmeðu kerubina i prospi je nad gradom!" - I on na moje oèi uðe meðu kerubine. |
| Danish | Så sagde han til Manden i det linnede Klædebon: "Gå ind mellem Hjulene under keruberne og tag Hænderne fulde af glødende Kul fra Rummet mellem Keruberne og strø det ud over Byen!" Og jeg så ham gå derhen. |
| Dutch | En Hij sprak tot den man, bekleed met linnen, en Hij zeide: Ga in tot tussen de wielen, tot onder den cherub, en vul uw vuisten met vurige kolen van tussen de cherubs, en strooi ze over de stad; en hij ging in voor mijn ogen. |
| Finnish | Ja hän sanoi pellavavaatteisiin puetulle miehelle näin: "Mene rattaiden väliin, kerubin alle ja täytä kahmalosi tulisilla hiilillä kerubien välistä ja sirottele ne yli kaupungin". Niin hän meni minun silmäini edessä. |
| French | Et l`Éternel dit à l`homme vêtu de lin: Va entre les roues sous les chérubins, remplis tes mains de charbons ardents que tu prendras entre les chérubins, et répands-les sur la ville! Et il y alla devant mes yeux. |
| German | Und er sprach zu dem Mann in der Leinwand: Gehe hin zwischen die Räder unter den Cherub und fasse die Hände voll glühender Kohlen, so zwischen den Cherubim sind, und streue sie über die Stadt. Und er ging hinein, daß ich's sah, da er hineinging. |
| Haitian Creole | Bondye pale ak nonm ki te gen rad twal fin tou blan an. Li di l' konsa: -Antre nan fant ki nan mitan wou yo, anba bèt vivan yo. Pran yon ponyen chabon dife tou limen. Lèfini, gaye yo sou tout lavil la. Mwen wè l' ale vre. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian Allah berkata kepada orang yang berpakaian linen itu, "Masuklah di antara roda-roda yang ada di bawah kerub-kerub itu, dan ambillah segenggam bara api. Lalu hamburkanlah bara itu ke atas kota." Ia menurut, dan aku memperhatikannya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka berfirmanlah Ia kepada orang yang berpakaikan kain khasah itu, firman-Nya: Pergilah engkau sampai di antara segala jentera di bawah kerubiun itu, isilah kedua belah genggammu dengan bara api dari antara kerubiun itu, lalu hamburkanlah dia ke atas negeri itu. Maka pergilah ia di hadapan mataku. |
| Maori | Na ka korero ia ki te tangata i te kakahu rinena, i mea ia, Tomo atu ki waenganui o nga wira e hurihuri na, ara ki raro i te kerupa, whakakiia ou ringa e rua ki nga waro ahi i waenganui i nga kerupima, ka rui ki runga ki te pa. Na haere ana ia me te titiro ano ahau. |
| Norwegian | Og han sa til den mann som var klædd i linklærne: Gå inn mellem hjulene, inn under kjerubene, og fyll dine hender med glør av dem som er mellem kjerubene, og strø dem ut over staden! Og han gikk inn mens jeg så på det. |
| Portuguese | E falou ao homem vestido de linho, dizendo: Vai por entre as rodas giradoras, até debaixo do querubim, enche as tuas mãos de brasas acesas dentre os querubins, e espalha-as sobre a cidade. E ele entrou à minha vista. |
| Rumanian | Wi Domnul a zis omului aceluia kmbrqcat kn haine de in: ,,Vkrq-te kntre roatele de supt heruvimi, umple-yi mknile cu cqrbunii aprinwi cari sknt kntre heruvimi, wi kmprqwtie -i peste cetate!`` Wi el s`a vkrkt kntre roate supt ochii mei. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "wheels": wheelsman, wheelsmen. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "wheels": cartwheels, chainwheels, cogwheels, enwheels, flywheels, freewheels, gearwheels, handwheels, nosewheels, pinwheels, thumbwheels, waterwheels. (additional references) | |
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"Wheels" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: jheels, wehele, Wheelis, wheells, wheesh, wheil, wheld, whele, whelg, whells, whelse, whewel, whoelse, Whyld. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "wheels" (pronounced wē"lz or hwē"lz) |
| 4 | w ē" l z | squeals. |
| 3 | -ē" l z | Abeles, appeals, conceals, deals, eels, feels, heals, heels, ideals, keels, meals, ordeals, peels, reels, repeals, reseals, reveals, seals, Shiels, steals, steels, veals. |
| 4 | -w ē" l z | squeals. |
| 3 | -ē" l z | Abeles, appeals, conceals, deals, eels, feels, heals, heels, ideals, keels, meals, ordeals, peels, reels, repeals, reseals, reveals, seals, Shiels, steals, steels, veals. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-l-s-w" | |
-1 letter: heels, welsh, wheel. | |
-2 letters: eels, else, ewes, heel, hews, lees, seel, shew, slew, weel, wees, whee. | |
-3 letters: eel, els, ewe, hes, hew, lee, see, sel, sew, she, wee. | |
-4 letters: eh, el, es, he, sh, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-l-s-w" | |
+1 letter: lechwes, welches, welshed, welsher, welshes. | |
+2 letters: enwheels, eschewal, thewless, welchers, welshers, wheedles, wheelers, wheelies, wheeples. | |
+3 letters: clerihews, cogwheels, elsewhere, erewhiles, erstwhile, eschewals, flywheels, hawsehole, nosewheel, pinwheels, shrewlike, swellhead, wellheads, wellholes, wheedlers, wheelbase, wheelings, wheelless, wheelsman, wheelsmen, whelkiest, wholeness, wholesale, wholesome. | |
+4 letters: cartwheels, freewheels, gearwheels, handwheels, hawseholes, lengthwise, meanwhiles, nosewheels, overwhelms, pewholders, showerless, sweetishly, swellheads, wealthiest, weightless, whalebones, wheelbases, wheelhorse, wheelhouse, wheelworks, whiteflies, wholesaled, wholesaler, wholesales. | |
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