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Whirl
v. t.
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A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached.
Whirl
v. t.
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A whorl. See Whorl.
Whirlabout
n.
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Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.
Whirlbat
n.
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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.
Whirl-blast
n.
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A whirling blast or wind.
Whirlbone
n.
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The huckle bone.
Whirlbone
n.
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The patella, or kneepan.
Whirler
n.
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One who, or that which, whirls.
Whirlicote
n.
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An open car or chariot.
Whirligig
n.
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A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.
Whirligig
n.
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Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses.
Whirligig
n.
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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.
Whirligig
n.
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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
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a. & n. from Whirl, v. t.
Whirlpit
n.
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A whirlpool.
Whirlpool
n.
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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.
Whirlpool
n.
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A sea monster of the whale kind.
Whirlwig
n.
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A whirligig.
Whirlwind
n.
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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.
Whirlwind
n.
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Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
Whirry
v. i.
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To whir.
Whirtle
n.
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A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form them.
Whisk
n.
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A game at cards; whist.
Whisk
n.
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The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
Whisk
n.
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A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.
Whisk
n.
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A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.
Whisk
n.
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A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
Whisk
n.
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An impertinent fellow.
Whisk
n.
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A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
Whisked
imp. & p. p.
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of Whisk