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scrolls
A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
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gyres
A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.
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ringlets
A lock, tress.
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curls
Any of various plant diseases in which the leaves roll up.
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rolls
A gentle swell or undulation of a surface:
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coils
A roll of postage stamps for use in a dispenser or vending machine; also, a stamp from such a roll
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locks
A secure hold; control:
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helices
(Mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
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whirlpools
Something, such as a situation, that is confusing or tumultuous and is easy to be drawn into or difficult to get out of:
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twists
Rotation; spin, turn, twirl, etc.
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turns
A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
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swirls
A twist or coil of something.
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Whorls Sentence Examples

  • In Cycas whorls of scales alternate with large pinnate leaves.

  • There are con siderable irregularities, how ever, in this respect, and the number of leaves in different whorls is not always uniform, as may be seen in Lysimachia

  • The female flower is a small bud-like cone situated at the apex of a small branch, and consists of two or three whorls of two or three scales.

  • Of these whorls the two internal, forming the sporophylls, constitute the essential organs of reproduction; the two outer whorls are the protective coverings or floral envelopes.

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