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Whirlpool :: Whirlpool (n.) A sea monster of the whale kind.

Whirl :: Whirl (v. i.) To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate.

Circumgyration :: Circumgyration (n.) The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round..

Whirlpool :: Whirlpool (n.) An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like..

Whir :: Whir (n.) A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel..

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A whorl. See Whorl.

Vertiginous :: Vertiginous (a.) Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion..

Gulfy :: Gulfy (a.) Full of whirlpools or gulfs.

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..

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

Giddy :: Giddy (v. i.) To reel; to whirl.

Hurlbat :: Hurlbat (n.) See Whirlbat.

Whirl-blast :: Whirl-blast (n.) A whirling blast or wind.

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..

Dizzy :: Dizzy (superl.) Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct..

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..

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

Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

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

Circumrotatory :: Circumrotatory (a.) turning, rolling, or whirling round..

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