pinwheel vs rotate

pinwheel

verb
  • To spin. 

noun
  • An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill. 

  • A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel. 

  • Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll. 

  • A cogged (toothed) gear. 

  • A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center. 

rotate

verb
  • To spin, turn, or revolve something. 

  • To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order. 

  • To spin, turn, or revolve. 

  • To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff. 

  • To advance through a sequence; to take turns. 

  • To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns. 

  • To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first. 

adj
  • Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped. 

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