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Typhon :: Typhon (n.) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.

Hurlbone :: Hurlbone (n.) See Whirlbone.

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..

Gulf :: Gulf (n.) That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

Hurlbat :: Hurlbat (n.) See Whirlbat.

Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion..

Whirring :: Whirring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whi.

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) Anything that moves with a whirling motion.

Waterspout :: Waterspout (n.) A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land..

Twirl :: Twirl (n.) The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.

Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy..

Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The patella, or kneepan..

Vortical :: Vortical (a.) Of or pertaining to a vortex or vortexes; resembling a vortex in form or motion; whirling; as, a vortical motion..

Whirlbone :: Whirlbone (n.) The huckle bone.

Absorption :: Absorption (n.) The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger..

Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up..

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

Tarantella :: Tarantella (n.) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia..

Turbination :: Turbination (n.) The act of spinning or whirling, as a top..

Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle..

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