Vocabulary : Wheedling to Wheelhouse
Wheedling : of WheedleWheel : A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc. ;; Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. ;; A spinning wheel. See under Spinning. ;; An instrument of torture formerly used. ;; A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering. ;; A potter's wheel. See under Potter. ;; A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. ;; The burden or refrain of a song. ;; A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede. ;; A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. ;; A turn revolution; rotation; compass. ;; T
Wheel base : The figure inclosed by lines through the points contact of the wheels of a vehicle, etc., with the surface or rails on which they run; more esp., the length of this figure between the points of contact of the two extreme wheels on either side.
Wheel of fortune : A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or sums to which certain marks on its circumference point when it stops being distributed according to varying rules.
Wheelband : The tire of a wheel.
