Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
Definition: The structure containing such machinery.
Definition: A child’s toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
Definition: A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
Definition: A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
Definition: 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.
Definition: Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.
Definition: The false shower.
Definition: An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
verb
Definition: To rotate with a sweeping motion.
Example: She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee.
Definition: 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.