pinwheel

noun

  1. 1

    An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.

  2. 2

    A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.

  3. 3

    A cogged (toothed) gear.

  4. 4

    A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.

  5. 5

    Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.

verb

  1. 1

    To spin.

    The damaged fighter jet pinwheeled out of control, the g forces pushing the pilot so hard he couldn't reach the ejection switch.

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