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1 Wheel
subs.P. and V. τροχός, ὁ. V. κύκλωμα, τό (Eur., Phoen. 1185).Be broken on the wheel, v.: P. ἐπὶ τοῦ τροχοῦ στρεβλοῦσθαι.I saw the death of Hector dragged at the wheel: V. σφαγὰς μὲν Ἕκτορος τροχηλάτους κατεῖδον (Eur., And. 399).Potter's wheel: Ar. and P. τροχός, ὁ.Military term, sudden change of direction: P. ἐπιστροφή, ἡ.——————v. trans.P. and V. στρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφειν.Spin: Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, στροβεῖν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν ( once Ar.), δινεῖν (also Plat. in pass. but rare P.).V. intrans.Change direction (of fleets, armies, etc.): P. and V. ὑποστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἀναστρέφειν (or pass.), ἐπαναστρέφειν (or pass.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wheel
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2 wheel
[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) τροχός, ρόδα2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) τροχός / τιμόνι2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.)2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.)•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
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- wheelhouse
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3 wheel
1) ρόδα2) τροχός -
4 steering-wheel
noun (the wheel in a car for steering it, fixed to the steering-column, or the wheel on a ship that is turned to control the rudder.) τιμόνι,πηδάλιο -
5 paddle-wheel
noun (a large wheel fitted with flat pieces of wood, attached to the side or stern of a boat and turned to make it move through the water.) τροχός προώσεως -
6 put one's shoulder to the wheel
(to begin to work very hard.) στρώνομαι στη δουλειά -
7 cog
[koɡ](one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion: The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.) δόντι γραναζιού -
8 skid
[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) γλιστρώ στα πλάγια,ντελαπάρω2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) ντεραπάρισμα2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) σφήνα -
9 axle
['æksl](the rod on which a wheel turns: the back axle of the car.) άξονας τροχού -
10 cartwheel
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11 castor
(a small wheel on the legs of furniture to make it easier to move.) καρούλι -
12 circumference
((the length of) the boundary line of a circle or anything circular in shape: the circumference of a circle/wheel.) περιφέρεια -
13 entangle
[in'tæŋɡl](to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) μπλέκω -
14 flange
[flæn‹](a raised edge on the rim of a wheel etc.) στεφάνι,φλάντζα -
15 grindstone
noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) τροχός ακωνίσματος -
16 helm
[helm](the wheel or handle by which a ship is steered: He asked me to take the helm (= steer the ship).) πηδάλιο- helmsman -
17 hub
1) (the centre of a wheel.) πλήμνη,κέντρο τροχού2) (a centre of activity or business.) κέντρο δραστηριότητας -
18 jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) γρύλος2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) βαλές•- jack up -
19 jack up
(to raise (a motor car etc) and keep it supported, with a jack: You need to jack up the car before you try to remove the wheel.) ανυψώνω με γρύλο -
20 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) μαρμελάδα- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) συνωστίζω, στριμώχνω2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) μαγκώνω, σφηνώνω3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) κολλώ, παθαίνω βλάβη4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) παρεμβάλλω παράσιτα σε2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) κυκλοφοριακή συμφόρηση, μποτιλιάρισμα2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) δύσκολη θέση, μπλέξιμο•- jam on
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Wheel — (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular frame turning… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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