Whorl synonyms

wôrl, hwôrl, wûrl, hwûrl

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coil (related)
Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.
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swirl
Something having a twisting, curving form; twist; curl; whirl; whorl
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spiral
A spiral path or flight
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twirl
The definition of a twirl is something that is twisted or coiled.
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twist
An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion:
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turn
A momentary shock or scare:
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whirlpool
Anything like a whirlpool, as in violent motion
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volute
Any of various marine gastropod mollusks of the family Volutidae, having a spiral, often colorfully marked shell.
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helix
(Archit.) An ornamental spiral, as a volute on a Corinthian or Ionic capital
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lock
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.
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curl
(Curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
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ringlet
A curl of hair, esp. a long one
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roll
A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (especially in the phrase on a roll).
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curlicue
A fancy curve, flourish, etc. as in a design or in handwriting
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gyre
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.
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scroll
A list of names; roll; roster
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cup-shaped (related)
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seed-pods (related)
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inflorescence (related)
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stipule (related)
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tendril (related)
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toothed (related)
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leaf-like (related)
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spathe (related)
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bract (related)
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Whorl Sentence Examples

  • As a rule, however, the number in a whorl is irregular.

  • In the staminal whorl especially it is common to find additional rows.

  • When there is more than one row or whorl in a flower, those on the outside are sometimes longest, as in many Rosaceae; at other times those in the interior are longest, as in Luhea.

  • Trophosome, polyps with a single whorl of capitate tentacles; gonosome, free medusae, with ten tacles branched, solid.

  • There is no satisfactory explanation of this break in the regular alternation of successive whorls; the outer whorl' of stamens arises in course of development before the inner, so that there is no question of subsequent displacement.

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