pinwheel

Breeze-spun paper toy

A pinwheel is a toy consisting of colored vanes attached to a stick, designed to spin when blown or caught by wind.

The shape extends to fireworks that spin while emitting sparks, and to things arranged in a radiating pattern: pinwheel cookies, The dancers formed a pinwheel.

As a verb, to pinwheel is to spin or rotate: His arms pinwheeled as he fell.

toy

whirligig

Toy that rotates

kaleidoscope · gyroscope · fidget · paper · stick · blowing · party favor · prize · souvenir · carnival

motion

twirling

Rapid circular motion

turning · gyration · swirl · circular · kinetic · momentum · centrifugal · blur · flutter · gusts

pattern

rosette

Circular ribbon ornament

spoke · hub · vanes · petals · segments · symmetry · geometric · origami · paper fold · pleats

childhood

playground

Children's outdoor recreation space

wonder · joy · summer · carefree · memories · imagination · playtime · laughter · birthday · party

decoration

party

Gathering for celebration

streamer · bunting · banner · balloon · table setting · garden ornament · lawn · yard · flower bed · colorful

culinary

cookie

Sweet baked snack

wrap · spiral · cream cheese · deli meat · pastry · puff pastry · cinnamon roll · layered · sliced · party food

Categories
Opposites
motion/rotation

pinwheelstake

Sharpened post or share

still · immobile · motionless

scale/power

pinwheelwindmill

Rotating structure harnessing air

wind turbine · wind farm · turbine · water wheel

motion/stasis

pinwheelfixed object

paperweight · stake · post

Phrases
Family

pinwheels, pinwheeled, pinwheeling

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G