Whorl synonyms
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The definition of a twirl is something that is twisted or coiled.
An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion:
A spiral path or flight
coil (related)
Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.
Something having a twisting, curving form; twist; curl; whirl; whorl
A momentary shock or scare:
Anything like a whirlpool, as in violent motion
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Any of various marine gastropod mollusks of the family Volutidae, having a spiral, often colorfully marked shell.
(Archit.) An ornamental spiral, as a volute on a Corinthian or Ionic capital
The definition of a lock is a device or a tool for holding or securing, or an enclosed canal with a series of gates that raise and lower ships to the level of adjoining water.
A curl of hair, esp. a long one
A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (especially in the phrase on a roll).
A fancy curve, flourish, etc. as in a design or in handwriting
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A spiral oceanic surface current driven primarily by the global wind system and constrained by the continents surrounding the three ocean basins (Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian). Each ocean basin has a large gyre in the subtropical region, centered around 30° north and south latitude. Smaller gyres occur at 50° north latitude in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The direction of a gyre's rotation is determined by the prevailing winds in the region, with the large subtropical gyres rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
A list of names; roll; roster
cup-shaped (related)
seed-pods (related)
inflorescence (related)
stipule (related)
tendril (related)
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toothed (related)
leaf-like (related)
spathe (related)
bract (related)
Find another word for whorl. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for whorl, like: twirl, twist, spiral, coil, swirl, turn, whirlpool, volute, helix, lock and curl.
