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pyöriä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • carousel noun A revolving amusement-park ride with seats, often shaped like horses, that riders sit on as it turns; a merry-go-round.
  • circulate verb To move continuously through a system, or to travel around and mix with a group of people.
  • mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
  • reel noun A cylindrical device on which thread, film, cable, or fishing line is wound.
  • revolve verb To move in a circular path around a central point.
  • roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
  • rotate verb To turn around a central point or axis.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
  • twirl verb To spin or rotate quickly and gracefully.
  • windmill noun A structure with rotating sails that harnesses wind power to grind grain, pump water, or generate electricity.

Senses

pyöriä is used for these senses in English:

  • carousel To revolve or change places.
  • circulate (transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
  • go round To physically swirl or rotate.
  • kick around (usually in the present continuous) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.
  • mill (intransitive, followed by, _, around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
  • reel To spin or revolve repeatedly.
  • revolve (transitive, now, rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]
  • roll (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.

carousel — full definition

  1. noun A revolving amusement-park ride with seats, often shaped like horses, that riders sit on as it turns; a merry-go-round.
  2. noun Any rotating device used to display or deliver items, such as a baggage carousel or slide carousel.
  3. noun A rotating on-screen display showing a series of images or items one at a time.

circulate — full definition

  1. verb To move continuously through a system, or to travel around and mix with a group of people.
  2. verb To spread information, rumours, or documents so they reach many people.

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