A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire.
1My heaven would coruscate like a catherine wheel, with white-hot star-stones.
2She kept on laughing the whole time she spun-like a catherine wheel that laughs instead of splutters.
3But the quick-spinning catherine wheel of the first half of the year swiftly lost momentum in the second half.
4He could set off rockets and Roman candles and Catherine wheels.
5The world, on fire, turned like a monstrous Catherine wheel within his brain.
6Why do they build hotels that go round and round like catherine wheels?
7The sparks spread over the sky like a Catherine wheel whirling into life.
8So expect hairpin bends, musical Catherine wheels and all manner of witty musical curlicues.
9Wild asters burned rosily, like small Catherine wheels half extinguished.
10They were triangular in cross-section, and joined together in the centre like a Catherine Wheel.
11A spiral rune on the demon's forehead glowed red and spun like a Catherine wheel.
12As if any one would expect him to have a burning Catherine wheel in his button-hole.
13But the Catherine Wheel shook her head.
14Catherine wheels and rockets, fountains and Roman candles, flying spinners and snakes spun off from every floor.
15Crayfishes have sperm that resemble Catherine wheels.
16My mother was the most celebrated Catherine Wheel of her day, and was renowned for her graceful dancing.
Translations for catherine wheel