Word info Synonyms

wheel of fortune

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1. wheel of fortune - Noun

2. Wheel of fortune - Proper noun

Meaning

(mythology, philosophy) The wheel of Fortune.

(by extension) A wheel of fortune; a big six wheel.

A television game show where word puzzles are solved by filling in the missing letters.

(mythology, philosophy) The mythological wheel whose turns, which are random, determine men’s fortunes.

A particular card in a tarot deck.

A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally in order to determine, by its stopping position, whether the gambler will receive one of the prizes marked around its circumference.

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Examples

Life's a wheel of fortune and it's my chance to spin it. Tupac Shakur

The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We all want to triumph. But we all have to learn to endure what comes. We have to learn to treat misfortune and great fortune with indifference. That is wisdom. Philippa Gregory

The wheel of Fortune tourneth as a ball; Sodeyn clymbyng axeth a sodeyn fall. John Lydgate

I jumped off the wheel of fortune because I wanted to simplify things. Now I've fulfilled my obligations to myself by making my new record. I'd like it to sell millions of copies, but my self - worth is not based on chart positions. Roland Gift

She also made $9,500 on Wheel of Fortune, solving the bonus round puzzle half a second after the buzzer. Source: Internet

Manon’s love, won and lost with the wheel of fortune, is presented as capricious, addictive and impossible. Source: Internet

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