| pinwheel | (n) perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels, Syn. Aeonium haworthii |
| pinwheel | (n) a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim, Example: he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go' |
| pinwheel | (n) a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind, Syn. pinwheel wind collector |
| pinwheel roll | (n) pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking |
| pinwheel-shaped | (adj) having the round shape of a pinwheel |