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Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity..

Euripize :: Euripize (v. t.) To whirl hither and thither.

Swish :: Swish (n.) A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air..

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

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..

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..

Whirlbat :: Whirlbat (n.) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers..

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

Volubile :: Volubile (a.) Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble..

Hurlbat :: Hurlbat (n.) See Whirlbat.

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

Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..

Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) The whirling about of a horse.

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

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

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

Vorticose :: Vorticose (a.) Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion..

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

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

Whir :: Whir (v. i.) To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz..

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