the turn of a wheel

  • 51Wheel of Fortune (US daytime game show) — infobox television show name = Wheel of Fortune caption = Wheel of Fortune title card, c. 1985 format = Game show rating = runtime = 30 minutes creator = Merv Griffin starring = Chuck Woolery, host (1975 ndash;1981) Susan Stafford, co host (1975… …

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  • 52turn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rotation, revolution; twirl, twist; deflection, diversion; coil, convulsion; change; crisis; aptitude, ability, skill; act, skit; spell, shift, tour, trick. v. revolve, rotate, pivot; reel; rebel,… …

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  • 53Wheel of Fortune (video game) — Like Jeopardy! , Wheel of Fortune has had many video games released over the years. Every modern version of Wheel features the likeness of co host Vanna White (and later, the voice of announcer Charlie O Donnell), but not of host Pat Sajak, with… …

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  • 54wheel — 1 /wi:l/ noun (C) 1 ON A VEHICLE (C) one of the round things under a car, bus, bicycle etc that turn when it moves 2 IN A MACHINE (C) a flat round part in a machine that turns round when the machine operates: a gear wheel 3 FOR CONTROLLING A… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 55Wheel of Fortune (Philippine game show) — infobox television bgcolor= fgcolor= show name = Wheel of Fortune caption = Title card of the ABS CBN series format = Game show runtime = 30 minutes creator = Merv Griffin starring =ABC Rustom Padilla (host) Victoria London (puzzle assistant) ABS …

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  • 56turn — turnable, adj. /terrn/, v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a …

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  • 57wheel — wheel1 W3S2 [wi:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on a vehicle)¦ 2¦(for controlling a vehicle)¦ 3¦(in a machine)¦ 4 the wheels of something 5 the wheel of fortune/life/time etc 6 (set of) wheels 7 wheels within wheels 8 set the wheels in motion/set the wheels… …

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  • 58turn — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦ turns, turning, turned (Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression turn over a new leaf is explained at leaf.) 1) VERB When you turn …

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  • 59wheel — I UK [wiːl] / US [wɪl] / US [hwɪl] noun [countable] Word forms wheel : singular wheel plural wheels *** 1) a) a round object that turns round and round to make a car, bicycle, or other vehicle move a bicycle/wagon/car wheel the front/rear wheels… …

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  • 60turn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of turning sb/sth around ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, half, quarter ▪ It slowly spun for three complete turns. ▪ a full turn of the handle to the right …

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