noun Download 🔗Share A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim. Examples : "The bicycle's spoke snapped, and the wheel wobbled dangerously. " vehicle part machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A projecting handle of a steering wheel. Examples : "The car's steering wheel had a comfortable, thick spoke. " vehicle nautical machine part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rung of a ladder. Examples : "The boy carefully climbed the ladder, placing his foot on each spoke. " part structure item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill. Examples : "The bicycle's spoke prevented the wheel from spinning backward as I rode down the hill. " vehicle device machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation. Examples : "The airport is a hub, and the smaller towns are spokes in the transportation network. " system vehicle point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To furnish (a wheel) with spokes. Examples : "The bicycle repair shop owner carefully spoke the new bicycle wheel. " part vehicle structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions. Examples : "Actions speak louder than words." communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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