Whorl Synonyms

wôrl, hwôrl, wûrl, hwûrl
A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. coil
  2. spiral
  3. twirl
  4. twist
  5. swirl
  6. roll
  7. turn
  8. curl
  9. curlicue
  10. ringlet
  11. volute
  12. whirlpool
  13. gyre
  14. helix
  15. scroll
A strand or cluster of hair
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lock
  2. curl
  3. ringlet
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Words Related to Whorl

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. cup-shaped
  2. seed-pods
  3. inflorescence
  4. stipule
  5. tendril
  6. toothed
  7. leaf-like
  8. spathe

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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