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    WATERWHEEL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbineplay

    Synonyms:

    water wheel; waterwheel

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("waterwheel" is a kind of...):

    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))

    Meronyms (parts of "waterwheel"):

    bucket; pail (a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waterwheel"):

    mill wheel; millwheel (water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill)

    noria (a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel)

    Holonyms ("waterwheel" is a part of...):

    water mill (a mill powered by a water wheel)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pondplay

    Synonyms:

    water wheel; waterwheel

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("waterwheel" is a kind of...):

    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))

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