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wheels

NOUN
auto
Synonyms
STRONGEST
car passenger car vehicle
WEAK
motor car
NOUN
automobile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auto bus convertible limousine passenger car pickup truck sports car station wagon taxi transportation truck van
STRONG
bug buggy compact crate four-wheeler go-cart hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker lemon ride sedan subcompact tub wreck
WEAK
bucket of bolts clunker gas guzzler motor car oil burner
NOUN
bicycle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bike
STRONG
cycle tandem velocipede
WEAK
two-wheeler
NOUN
car
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auto automobile bus convertible jeep limousine machine motor pickup ride station wagon truck van wagon
STRONG
bucket buggy compact conveyance coupe hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker motorcar roadster sedan subcompact wreck
WEAK
clunker gas guzzler touring car
NOUN
truck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
car crate freighter jeep lorry pickup rig van wagon
STRONG
buggy carryall dump semi
WEAK
eighteen-wheeler four by eight four by four four-wheel drive
NOUN
vehicle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
automobile bicycle boat bus cab car jeep taxi truck van wagon
STRONG
agent buggy carrier chariot conveyance crate jalopy mechanism motorcycle transport vector

Example Sentences

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The proverbial wheels of justice grind at an almost unbelievably rusty pace, leaving Nick facing the prospect of imminent death for 22 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Over an hour into a high-speed chase with the suspect, the sheriff’s department botched the deployment of a “grappler” net system intended to entangle the back wheels of the car to slow it down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

For example, they can control a robot's wheels, arms, or fingers to complete a task.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Yet households are still spending enough money to keep the wheels of the economy turning.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

So different from the sound of my own wheels spinning.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga