Antonyms for wheels within wheels


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hweel, weel
Phonetic Transcription : Ê°wil, wil


Definition of wheels within wheels

Origin :
  • "to turn like a wheel," early 13c., from wheel (n.); transitive sense attested from late 14c. Related: Wheeled; wheeling.
  • As in complicated : adj difficult, complex
Example sentences :
  • It was evident that he had a scheme of his own, worked by wheels within wheels.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • And so the marvels of Nature go on evolving,—wheels within wheels.
  • Extract from : « The Log of the Sun » by William Beebe
  • Oh, I assure you there were wheels within wheels at work there.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of Ashlydyat » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • But there are wheels within wheels, and it is the little wheels that are the devil.
  • Extract from : « A Case in Camera » by Oliver Onions
  • It is a case of wheels within wheels, of mystery crowning mystery.
  • Extract from : « Bat Wing » by Sax Rohmer
  • "Wheels within wheels and all of them turning merrily," Zircon said.
  • Extract from : « The Caves of Fear » by John Blaine
  • There are wheels within wheels and a power behind the throne.
  • Extract from : « 'Tween Snow and Fire » by Bertram Mitford
  • They forgot that a good spy system is like wheels within wheels.
  • Extract from : « Aces Up » by Covington Clarke
  • There are wheels within wheels which have made it appear that I am your enemy.
  • Extract from : « The Master Mystery » by Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
  • Connected, somehow, with the cloud and these monstrous creatures were wheels resembling precious stones, and wheels within wheels.
  • Extract from : « What and Where is God? » by Richard La Rue Swain

Synonyms for wheels within wheels

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