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Reel :: Reel (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.

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

Hurlbone :: Hurlbone (n.) See Whirlbone.

Pothole :: Pothole (n.) A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.

Turbinated :: Turbinated (a.) Whirling in the manner of a top.

Eddy :: Eddy (n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.

Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.

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

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

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..

Wirble :: Wirble (v. i.) To whirl; to eddy.

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..

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

Swish :: Swirl (n.) A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl..

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

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..

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

Waltz :: Waltz (n.) A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance..

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

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

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