pinwheel

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pin·wheel / ˈpinˌ(h)wēl/ • n. a child's toy consisting of a stick with colored vanes that twirl in the wind. ∎  a fireworks device that whirls and emits colored fire. ∎  something shaped or rotating like a pinwheel.• v. [intr.] spin or rotate like a pinwheel.