pinwheels

Spinning paper toys

Pinwheels are small wheels with vanes that spin when blown or caught by wind—the kind children hold up while running.

The shape extends to fireworks that spin while emitting sparks, and to food arranged in a spiral: spinach pinwheels, ham and cheese pinwheels.

To pinwheel is to spin or rotate: Her arms pinwheeled as she lost her balance.

toy

whirligig

Toy that rotates

twirl · kinetic · plastic · handheld · spiral · metallic · foil · stick · carnival · parade

pastry

jam-filled

Having fruit spread inside

appetizer · rolled · sliced · spiral · spinach · bite-sized · baked · filling · layered · veggie

Categories
Opposites
motion type

pinwheelsflagpoles

Vertical banner supports

garden stakes · pendulums

RESPONSE TO WIND (as toy)

pinwheelspaperweights

Objects anchoring loose documents

anchors · windbreaks · sandbags

structural form

pinwheelsstraight lines

Unbent one-dimensional figures

rods · bars · beams · sticks · planks

Phrases
Family

pinwheel, pinwheeled, pinwheeling

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