pyöriä — meaning in English

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, rumors, or documents so they reach many people.

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