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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..

Gurge :: Gurge (n.) A whirlpool.

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

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

Circumrotation :: Circumrotation (n.) The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round..

Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.

Whirlwig :: Whirlwig (n.) A whirligig.

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.

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..

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

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..

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

Weaver :: Weaver (n.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry..

Hurtle :: Hurtle (v. t.) To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl; to brandish.

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

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

Twirl :: Twirl (v. t.) To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.

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

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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