Pinwheel Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Pinwheel crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on October 28 2023 Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Pinwheel has a total of 9 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | WHIRLIGIG | Pinwheel | Wall Street Journal |
Definition
| • | A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top. |
| • | Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses. |
| • | A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity. |
| • | Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle. |
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- Wall Street Journal: Oct 28, 2023
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