whirl
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
confused movement
he was caught up in a whirl of work
Types & categories
- motion hypernym
Related & opposite
- purl derivation
- whirl around derivation
- twiddle derivation
Sense 2 verb
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
Types & categories
- rotate hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the shape of something rotating rapidly
Types & categories
- round shape hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
cause to spin
spin a coin
Types & categories
- circumvolve hypernym
Related & opposite
- spin derivation
- spinner derivation
- baton twirler derivation
- convolution derivation
Sense 5 noun
a usually brief attempt
he took a crack at it
Types & categories
- effort hypernym
Sense 6 verb
flow in a circular current, of liquids
Types & categories
- course hypernym
Related & opposite
- eddy derivation
- whirlpool derivation
- whirl derivation
- convolution derivation
Sense 7 noun
the act of rotating rapidly
he gave the crank a spin
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Sense 8 verb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
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Sense 9 verb
fly around
The clothes tumbled in the dryer
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- whirl derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl around |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitcher |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | convolution |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rotate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twirl |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | round shape |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spinner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | baton twirler |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | convolution |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | circumvolve |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | effort |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | eddy |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirlpool |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | convolution |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | twist |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | twirl |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | rotation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pirouette |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | birling |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirling |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | spinner |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirler |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | gyration |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirler |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | convolution |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | rotate |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | whirligig |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |