Home › Words › W › wheelworkwheelworkwheelwork means an assembly of wheels serving a mechanical purpose.EtymologyFrom wheel + work.nounAn assembly of wheels serving a mechanical purpose.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gearwork 74% match — A mechanical assembly of gears. vs wheelwork →wheeling 69% match — The motion of something that wheels. vs wheelwork →wheelset 67% match — A wheel and axle combination, such as the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels. vs wheelwork →works 66% match — A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities. vs wheelwork →footwheel 65% match — Any wheel worked by means of the foot. vs wheelwork →rackwork 64% match — Any mechanism with a rack, such as a rack and pinion. vs wheelwork →wheelwright 63% match — A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones. vs wheelwork →wheelless 63% match — Lacking wheels, without wheels. vs wheelwork →