Kilo Lingo

wheel

/wiːl/

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Translation

A round part that turns to make a car or bike move along.

Word origin

From Old English hweol, the old Germanic word for a round turning part.

Origin
Old English
Root
hweol

Grammar

Gender
Pluralwheels

Examples

slowly.

"Wheel" is the round part that turns.

four .

"Wheels" is the plural, meaning more than one wheel.

.

Here "wheel" is the round part the driver holds.

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This word is part of lesson 12.