whirligig as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
whirligig
noun
1 whirligig
A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin.
synonyms: spinning top, teetotum, top.
Roget 312:
rotation,
revolution,
spinning,
gyration,
turning about an axis,
turning aound an axis,
circulation,
roll;
circumrotation†,
circumvolution,
circumgyration†;
volutation†,
circination†,
turbination†,
pirouette,
convolution.
verticity†,
whir,
whirl,
eddy,
vortex,
whirlpool,
gurge†;
countercurrent;
Maelstrom,
Charybdis;
Ixion.
[rotating air]
cyclone;
tornado,
whirlwind;
dust devil.
[rotation of an automobile]
spin-out.
axis,
axis of rotation,
swivel,
pivot,
pivot point;
axle,
spindle,
pin,
hinge,
pole,
arbor,
bobbin,
mandrel;
axle shaft;
gymbal;
hub,
hub of rotation.
[rotation and translation together]
helix,
helical motion.
[measure of rotation]
angular momentum,
angular velocity;
revolutions per minute,
RPM.
[result of rotation]
centrifugal force;
surge;
vertigo,
dizzy round;
coriolus force.
[things that go around]
carousel,
merry-go-round;
Ferris wheel;
top,
dreidel†,
teetotum;
gyroscope;
turntable,
lazy suzan;
screw,
whirligig,
rollingstone†,
water wheel,
windmill;
wheel,
pulley wheel,
roulette wheel,
potter's wheel,
pinwheel,
gear;
roller;
flywheel;
jack;
caster;
centrifuge,
ultracentrifuge,
bench centrifuge,
refrigerated centrifuge,
gas centrifuge,
microfuge;
drill,
augur,
oil rig;
wagon wheel,
wheel,
tire,
tyre [Brit.].
[Science of rotary motion]
trochilics†.
[person who rotates]
whirling dervish.
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Dutch: deksel, bovenkleding, draaitol, tol
Polish: bąk, bączek
2 whirligig
A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement.
synonyms: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout.
Dutch: carrousel, draaimolen, mallemolen, paardemolen, paardenmolen, zweef, zweefmolen, zwiermolen
Polish: karuzela
verb
1 whirligig
Whirl or spin like a whirligig.
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