cartwheel
(noun) acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
cartwheel
(noun) a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
cartwheel
(verb) do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cartwheel (plural cartwheels)
The literal wheel of a cart.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
(UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
cartwheel (third-person singular simple present cartwheels, present participle cartwheeling, simple past and past participle cartwheeled)
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
Source: Wiktionary
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
