wheelbarrow
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Definition of wheelbarrow
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
“One day I was out in the barn and he drifted in. I was currying the horse and he set down on the wheelbarrow and begun to ask questions.”
“Space for the concrete batching plant was found some little distance down the line, and from here a total of 60 tons of concrete was despatched in a wheelbarrow on a railway trolley.”
“The line was built by navvies using little more than wheelbarrows and shovels, with whatever material was close at hand, and the railway suffered from earthworks problems right from the start.”
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noun
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A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
“One day I was out in the barn and he drifted in. I was currying the horse and he set down on the wheelbarrow and begun to ask questions.”
“Space for the concrete batching plant was found some little distance down the line, and from here a total of 60 tons of concrete was despatched in a wheelbarrow on a railway trolley.”
“The line was built by navvies using little more than wheelbarrows and shovels, with whatever material was close at hand, and the railway suffered from earthworks problems right from the start.”
verb
- (transitive)To convey in a wheelbarrow.
- (transitive)To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ Proto-West Germanic *barwijā Old English *bearwe Middle English barwe Middle English whelbarwe English wheelbarrow From Middle English whelbarwe; equivalent to wheel + barrow.
Words you can make from wheelbarrow
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Best play hewable 15 points7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
29 words- BEHOWL 14 pts
- HARROW 12 pts
- HOWLER 12 pts
- WHALER 12 pts
- BARLOW 11 pts
- BARROW 11 pts
- BAWLER 11 pts
- BEWARE 11 pts
- BLAHER 11 pts
- BLOWER 11 pts
- BOWLER 11 pts
- BRAWER 11 pts
- BREWER 11 pts
- HARBOR 11 pts
- HERBAL 11 pts
- WARBLE 11 pts
- HEALER 9 pts
- HEARER 9 pts
- REHEAR 9 pts
- REWEAR 9 pts
- REWORE 9 pts
- WEARER 9 pts
- AEROBE 8 pts
- BARREL 8 pts
- BEARER 8 pts
- BOREAL 8 pts
- REBORE 8 pts
- AREOLE 6 pts
- REALER 6 pts
5-letter words
45 words- HEWER 11 pts
- WHALE 11 pts
- WHEAL 11 pts
- WHEEL 11 pts
- WHERE 11 pts
- WHOLE 11 pts
- WHORE 11 pts
- WHORL 11 pts
- WOWEE 11 pts
- ABHOR 10 pts
- BELOW 10 pts
- BOHEA 10 pts
- BOWEL 10 pts
- BOWER 10 pts
- BRAWL 10 pts
- ELBOW 10 pts
- OBEAH 10 pts
- REHAB 10 pts
- WEBER 10 pts
- ARROW 8 pts
- HALER 8 pts
- HAOLE 8 pts
- HORAL 8 pts
- LOWER 8 pts
- RAWER 8 pts
- ROWEL 8 pts
- ROWER 8 pts
- WALER 8 pts
- ABELE 7 pts
- ABLER 7 pts
- ARBOR 7 pts
- BALER 7 pts
- BARER 7 pts
- BARRE 7 pts
- BLARE 7 pts
- BLEAR 7 pts
- BOLAR 7 pts
- BORAL 7 pts
- BORER 7 pts
- LABOR 7 pts
- LOBAR 7 pts
- REBAR 7 pts
- REBEL 7 pts
- ROBLE 7 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
4-letter words
80 words- WHEW 13 pts
- HOWE 10 pts
- HOWL 10 pts
- WAWL 10 pts
- WHEE 10 pts
- WHOA 10 pts
- BAWL 9 pts
- BLAH 9 pts
- BLAW 9 pts
- BLEW 9 pts
- BLOW 9 pts
- BOWL 9 pts
- BRAW 9 pts
- BREW 9 pts
- BROW 9 pts
- HERB 9 pts
- ALOW 7 pts
- AWEE 7 pts
- AWOL 7 pts
- EWER 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALO 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HARL 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOAR 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HORA 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LOWE 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- WALE 7 pts
- WARE 7 pts
- WEAL 7 pts
- WEAR 7 pts
- WEEL 7 pts
- WEER 7 pts
- WERE 7 pts
- WORE 7 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEER 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BOAR 6 pts
- BOLA 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BORA 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BREE 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
- ORAL 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- ORRA 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- RARE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
- REAR 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- ROAR 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- HAW 9 pts
- HEW 9 pts
- HOW 9 pts
- BAH 8 pts
- BOW 8 pts
- HOB 8 pts
- AWE 6 pts
- AWL 6 pts
- EEW 6 pts
- EWE 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAO 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- LAW 6 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BEE 5 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BOA 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- BRR 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
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