2syllables
windmills
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Definitions ofwindmills
1noun
- A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
- The structure containing such machinery.
- A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
- A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
- A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
- A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.
- The false shower.
- An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
1verb
- To rotate with a sweeping motion.
Example: "She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee."
- Of a rotating part of a machine, to (become disengaged and) rotate freely.
Example: "The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall."
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