Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pinwheel

4 senses of pinwheel

Sense 1
pinwheel, Aeonium haworthii -- (perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels)
       => subshrub, suffrutex -- (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Sense 2
pinwheel -- (a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim; "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'")
       => wheel -- (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

Sense 3
pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector -- (a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind)
       => plaything, toy -- (an artifact designed to be played with)

Sense 4
catherine wheel, pinwheel -- (a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire)
       => firework, pyrotechnic -- ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)