merry-go-round
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- noun
- /ˈmɛriˌɡoʊˌraʊnd/
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carrusel
- The children laughed and shouted with joy as they rode the merry-go-round at the amusement park.
- merry-go-round horses
- ride the merry-go-round
- merry-go-round at the fair
And I want to know in this case, the velocity of the dog running around on this merry go round with respect to O.
- And I want to know in this case, the velocity of the dog running around on this merry go round with respect to O.
- And I started looking at all the objects of childhood, things like hula hoops and bubbles and balloons and bouncy balls and merry go rounds and carousels.
Examples
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While at the park, Mattie and I went on the merry-go-round.
Blog text (16) -
I roamed the bayside arcades playing games of chance and riding the merry-go-round outside.
Fiction book (1995) -
You jump on a merry-go-round, you hope the ride never ends.
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How many kids get their very own merry-go-round to ride on, huh?
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I want to go on the merry-go-round.
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Who wants to go on the merry-go-round?
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Everybody should have a merry-go-round.
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Kim and Shelly love to ride the merry-go-round at the State Fair.
Academic text (1992) -
At the fair, the shiny merry-go-round was filled with colorful horses for kids to enjoy.
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Every weekend, we visit the local carnival to ride the merry-go-round and play games.
Synonyms
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2.0
A machine at an amusement park that people sit on for fun
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2.1
A large rotating ride with seats often shaped like animals that children ride on
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A rotating ride with seats, often shaped like horses, for children
A rotating ride with seats often shaped like horses for children to ride
A fair ride that spins with seats for children to sit in
A fairground ride with horse-shaped seats that move up and down as it turns
A fair ride with seats that spin in circles to music
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Morphology
Etymology
Merry-go-round comes from the simple parts merry ('happy') and go round ('to turn in a circle'), so it originally named a cheerful ride that turns and carries people on seats or painted animals.