noun

wheels

wheels, car

The car has four wheels.

The car has four wheels.

I got a new set of wheels.

I got a new set of wheels.

((noun)) the circular objects that a vehicle moves on The wheels on the bus go round and round.

((noun, informal)) a car I need a new set of wheels.

Synonyms: tires, car, vehicle

From Old English 'hweol', meaning something that turns or revolves.

Picture the wheels of a car spinning. The slang 'wheels' for a car is a common metonymy, where a part represents the whole.

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