Phrase Hound found 372 phrases and 176 compound words that contain wheel. The most common are listed below. Open wheel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 372
- steering wheelA wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.
- behind the wheelIn control of a vehicle; driving.
- Wheel of FortuneThe mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable.
- take the wheelTo be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
- roulette wheelA slotted wheel that rotates horizontally; players bet on which slot the ball will stop in.
- scroll wheelA hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, used for scrolling.
- break the wheelTo end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.
- taking the wheelpresent participle and gerund of take the wheel
- gear wheelA wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.
- reinvent the wheelTo do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.
- water wheelA wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery.
- third wheelA person or thing that serves no useful purpose.
- wheel of lifeA mandala, representing the continuous cycle of birth, life and death.
- training wheelA wheel forming part of the machinery of a cannon or a similar firearm which is turned to train or aim the weapon at a target.
- wheel-chairUncommon form of wheelchair
- balance wheelThe timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.
- wheel of deathA hollow wheel larger than a person, attached to and suspended from an axle, and inside of which an artist performs.
- color wheelAlternative spelling of colour wheel: A planar circular chart in which related colours are adjacent, and complementary colors are opposite.
- driving wheelOn a steam locomotive, a powered wheel driven by the locomotive's pistons or turbine.
- spinning wheelA domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.
- mouse wheelA hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, rotated by the user in order to scroll the display.
- taken the wheelpast participle of take the wheel: To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
- takes the wheelthird-person singular simple present indicative of take the wheel: To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
- took the wheelsimple past of take the wheel
- four-wheel driveThe state or trait of having four drive wheels.
Compound words 176
- wheelerA wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
- wheelbarrowA small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
- wheelwrightA person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
- wheelsetA wheel and axle combination, such as the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels.
- wheelyCircular; suitable to rotation.
- millwheelA water wheel used to power a watermill.
- wheelbenderA simple bicycle stand consisting of two metal bars that hold the wheel, but that provides no support or security for the frame.
- wheelfulFull of, or bearing, wheels; wheeled.
- treadwheelA large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
- wheelbuildingThe process of assembling wire wheels (generally a bicycle wheel) by attaching the hub to the wheelrim with spokes.