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pinwheel

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noun

  1. An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
  2. A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
  3. A cogged (toothed) gear.
  4. A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.

verb

  1. To spin.“The damaged fighter jet pinwheeled out of control, the g forces pushing the pilot so hard he couldn't reach the ejection switch.”

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