swirling motion

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• swirling — swÉœrl /swɜːl n. whirling movement; curving shape, whorl, spiral v. move with a spinning or whirling motion; be dizzy; cause to spin or whirl …   English contemporary dictionary

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• purl — purl1 adjective (of a knitting stitch) made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left. Compare with plain1 (in sense 5). verb knit with a purl stitch. Origin C17: of uncertain origin. purl2 literary verb (of a… …   English new terms dictionary

• swirl — v. & n. v.intr. & tr. move or flow or carry along with a whirling motion. n. 1 a swirling motion of or in water, air, etc. 2 the act of swirling. 3 a twist or curl, esp. as part of a pattern or design. Derivatives: swirly adj. Etymology: ME (orig …   Useful english dictionary

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• whirlpool — [hwʉrl′po͞ol΄, wʉrl′po͞ol΄] n. 1. water in rapid, violent, whirling motion caused by two meeting currents, by winds meeting tides, etc. and tending to form a circle into which floating objects are drawn; vortex or eddy of water 2. anything like a …   English World dictionary

• Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …   Wikipedia

• swirl — [swʉrl] vi. [ME (Scot) swyrl, prob. < Norw dial. svirla, freq. of sverra, to whirl: for IE base see SWARM1] 1. to move with a twisting, whirling motion; eddy 2. to swim, or be dizzy, as the head vt. to cause to swirl; whirl n. 1. a swirling… …   English World dictionary

• purl — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the previous stitch and passing the yarn round the back of the needle. 2 a cord of twisted gold or silver wire for bordering. 3 a chain of minute loops; a picot. 4… …   Useful english dictionary