1. (Mechanical Engineering) a solid disc, or a circular rim joined to a hub by radial or tangential spokes, that is mounted on a shaft about which it can turn, as in vehicles and machines
2. anything like a wheel in shape or function
3. (Mechanical Engineering) a device consisting of or resembling a wheel or having a wheel as its principal component: a steering wheel; a water wheel.
4. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the wheel a medieval torture consisting of a wheel to which the victim was tied and then had his limbs struck and broken by an iron bar
5. (Classical Myth & Legend) short for wheel of fortune, potter's wheel
6. the act of turning
7. (Military) a pivoting movement of troops, ships, etc
8. (General Physics) a type of firework coiled to make it rotate when let off
9. (Poetry) a set of short rhyming lines, usually four or five in number, forming the concluding part of a stanza. Compare bob27
10. (Gambling, except Cards) the disc in which the ball is spun in roulette
11. (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian an informal word for bicycle
12. (Music, other) a refrain
13. US and Canadian a person of great influence (esp in the phrase big wheel)
14. (Automotive Engineering) at the wheel
a. driving or steering a vehicle or vessel
b. in charge
15. (Nautical Terms) at the wheel
a. driving or steering a vehicle or vessel
b. in charge