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Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses..

Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel..

Whirlwig :: Whirlwig (n.) A whirligig.

Whirlicote :: Whirlicote (n.) An open car or chariot.

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

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..

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

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl..

Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business..

Tornado :: Tornado (n.) A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone..

Swallower :: Swallow (n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.

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..

Hurlbone :: Hurlbone (n.) See Whirlbone.

Swinger :: Swinger (n.) One who swings or whirls.

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel..

Whirling :: Whirling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whir.

Vortex :: Vortex (n.) A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy..

Gyratory :: Gyratory (a.) Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around..

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..

Pirouette :: Pirouette (v. i.) To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer..

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