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1 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.) hjól2) (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.) hjól; leirkerahjól, stÿri2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) rúlla, ÿta, aka (á undan sér)2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) (hring)snúa(st)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) fljúga í hringi•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
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2 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.) stÿri, stÿrishjól -
3 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.) spaðahjól -
4 put one's shoulder to the wheel
(to begin to work very hard.) takast á viðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > put one's shoulder to the wheel
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5 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.) tönn, kíll -
6 skid
[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) renna til, skrensa2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) skrens2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) skorða, fleygur -
7 axle
['æksl](the rod on which a wheel turns: the back axle of the car.) öxull -
8 cartwheel
1) (a wheel of a cart.) vagn- eða kerruhjól2) (a sideways somersault.) hliðarstökk; það að fara á handahlaupum -
9 castor
(a small wheel on the legs of furniture to make it easier to move.) smáhjól -
10 circumference
((the length of) the boundary line of a circle or anything circular in shape: the circumference of a circle/wheel.) ummál -
11 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.) flækja(st) í -
12 flange
[flæn‹](a raised edge on the rim of a wheel etc.) (hjól)kragi -
13 grindstone
noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) hverfisteinn -
14 helm
[helm](the wheel or handle by which a ship is steered: He asked me to take the helm (= steer the ship).) stÿri- helmsman -
15 hub
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16 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.) tjakkur2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) gosi•- jack up -
17 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.) tjakka (upp) -
18 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.) sulta- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) troðfylla, þjappa2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) troða3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) festa(st)4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trufla2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) öngþveiti, troðningur, stífla2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) vandræði•- jam on -
19 millwheel
noun (a wheel that provides power to a mill as it turns.) -
20 mudguard
noun (a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards.) aurhlíf
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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
wheel — [hwēl, wēl] n. [ME whele < OE hweol, earlier hweogol < IE * kwekwlo , wheel (> Gr kyklos, a circle) < base * kwel , to turn, be around, dwell > Gr telos, turning point, end, polos, axis, L colere, to till, dwell, Ger hals, neck] 1 … English World dictionary
wheel — ► NOUN 1) a circular object that revolves on an axle, fixed below a vehicle to enable it to move along or forming part of a machine. 2) something resembling a wheel or having a wheel as its essential part. 3) (wheels) informal a car. 4) an… … English terms dictionary
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wheel|ie — «HWEE lee», noun. a stunt of riding a motorcycle or bicycle on one wheel: »“Doing a wheelie”…means lifting the front wheel off the ground and balancing on the rear wheel alone (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
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wheel — vb *turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, spin, twirl, whirl, swirl, pirouette, eddy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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