whirl-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

the noun or verb-stem in combination:

whirl-brain n.

Brit.

/ˈwəːlbreɪn/

U.S.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌbreɪn/

[compare German wirbelgeist scatter-brain] a giddy-brained person.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed

light head1536

cock-brain1556

fiddler1591

wild goose1597

barmy-froth1598

knick-knacker1622

nugator1656

shatter-pate1775

feather-brain1776

whirl-brain1817

feather-head1834

date1914

bubblehead1916

airhead1971

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 179 He is a whirl-brain that talks whatever comes uppermost.

† whirl-crowned adj. Obsolete giddy-brained.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective]

idlec825

giddyc1000

volage?a1366

apec1370

foolisha1382

vain1390

idleful1483

volageous1487

glaikit1488

cock-brained1530

apish1532

empty1550

sillyc1555

frivolous?1563

tickle-headed1583

light-braineda1593

frothy1593

owlish1596

bird-witted1605

empty-headed1614

idle-headed1614

empty-pateda1628

marmosetical1630

grollish1637

feather-headed1647

nonsense1647

whirl-crowned1648

feather-brained1649

swimmering1650

soft-pated1651

weather-headeda1652

shuttlecock1660

drum-headed1664

chicken-brained1678

halokit1724

desipient1727

shatter-pated1727

scattered-brained1747

light-thoughted1777

scatter-brained1804

shandy-pated1806

hellicat1815

feather-pated1819

inane1819

weather-brained1826

bubble-headed1827

tomfoolish1838

bird-brained1892

tottle1894

fluffy1898

scatty1911

wandery1912

scattery1924

twitterpated1943

1648 N. Ward To Parl. at Westm. 20 Many whirl-crown'd, and bragg-braind Opinionists.

† whirl-fire n. Obsolete a poetic or rhetorical name for lightning (? as associated with violent storms or whirlwinds).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > lightning

fireOE

lightinglOE

levininga1300

lightningc1300

lightc1325

thunderlightc1374

firelighta1400

laitinga1400

lighten?a1425

Jove's or God's branda1522

fulgur1563

thunder-shot1606

whirl-fire1606

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [noun] > lightning

fireOE

lightinglOE

levininga1300

levinc1300

lightningc1300

lightc1325

thunderlightc1374

firelighta1400

laitinga1400

lighten?a1425

Jove's or God's branda1522

fulgur1563

thunder-shot1606

whirl-fire1606

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 89 The smoaking Storms, the whirle-fier's crackling clash.

a1653 Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 104 The whirle fire shall flash.

† whirl-gate n. Obsolete a turnstile.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > gate > turnstile

wheel14..

turnpike1545

whirl-gate1550

turning-stile1611

turnstilea1643

turning-wheel1669

moulinet1706

tourniquet1706

turnabout1805

turn-gate1905

1550 in T. Wright Churchwardens' Accts. Ludlow (1869) 44 The whirle yate anont the college dore.

whirl-hook n.

Brit.

/ˈwəːlhʊk/

U.S.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌhʊk/

in Rope-making, each of the hooks of a ‘whirl’ (see whirl n. 1c).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > rope-making equipment > [noun] > other rope-making equipment

warping-tree1404

throw-crook1557

warping-stock1588

spun-yarn winch1627

winch1640

woolder1750

register1793

top minor1793

laying-top1794

warping-block1794

whirl1794

reel1797

warping-post1797

whirl-hook1797

strand-hook1825

spreader1830

wimble1863

snugger1875

strop1875

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 483/2 This second spinner attaches his own hemp to the whirl hook.

† whirl-jack n. Obsolete = whirligig n. 1 (c).

ΘΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > windmill

windmill1557

whirl-jack1653

whirligig1659

pinwheel1869

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xi. 57 That he [sc. Gargantua] might play..after the manner of the other little children.., they made him a faire weather whirljack [1694 whirle-gig], of the wings of the windmill.

† whirl-mint n. Obsolete ? = whorled water-mint.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > water-mint

water mintc1300

fish-mint1578

whirl-mint1713

1713 J. Petiver Catal. Ray's Eng. Herbal Water Whirl-mint. Cross Whirl-mint.

whirl-pillar n.

Brit.

/ˈwəːlˌpɪlə/

U.S.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌpɪlər/

= whirl-spout n.

ΘΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > water-spout or sea-storm

water pipe1539

cataract1555

spout1555

hurricano1608

waterspout1625

whirlwater1626

whirl-spout1737

vortex1769

typhon1774

whirl-pillar1850

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 83 In some parts of the ocean the water-spout or whirl-pillar is occasionally met with.

whirl-spout n.

Brit.

/ˈwəːlspaʊt/

U.S.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌspaʊt/

a rotating column of water or dust, a waterspout or dust-whirl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > water-spout or sea-storm

water pipe1539

cataract1555

spout1555

hurricano1608

waterspout1625

whirlwater1626

whirl-spout1737

vortex1769

typhon1774

whirl-pillar1850

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > dry weather or climate > [noun] > dust-storm or sand-storm > dust-spout or sand-spout

whirl-spout1737

devil1813

sand-spouta1849

sand-pillar1879

dust-devil1888

sand-devil1901

whirly-whirly1928

sand-smoke1930

1737 S. Berington Mem. G. di Lucca 100 We saw..Ten Thousand little Whirlspouts of Sand.

whirl-shaped adj.

Brit.

/ˈwəːlʃeɪpt/

U.S.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌʃeɪpt/

whorled.

ΘΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > disposed in or forming (a) coil(s)

twinedc1300

wounda1382

wreathenc1400

wrinkledc1403

wreathedc1425

whorlish1562

folded1570

writhen1584

upwound1590

entortilled1629

coiled1661

whirled1715

whirl-shaped1762

crinkum-crankum1766

convoluted1811

gyrated1822

rounded1845

vorticiform1849

looped1850

vorticose1870

convolute1874

gyrate1876

swirled1909

snake-spiral1922

1762 Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 359 Each series is of equal length, and placed in a wheel or whirl-shaped form like the equisetum or horse~tail plant.

† whirl-snail n. Obsolete (see quot.).

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. vi. i. 132 The Whirle-Snail. Turbocochlea.

† whirl-stone n. Obsolete (see quot.).

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. i. 262 The Short Whirle-Stone. Trochites.

† whirl-whale n. Obsolete some kind of whale (cf. whirl-about n. 1, whirlpool n.¹).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

huddon?c1370

whirlpoolc1450

thirlepollc1460

physeter1581

whirl-about1605

whirl-whale1606

thurlhead1610

black whale1615

blackfish1688

bonefish1752

pollack1774

Algerine1849

sea-boar1859

oil-butt1937

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 79 Another, swallowed in a Whirle-Whales wombe, Is layd a-live within a living Tombe.

whirl-wheel n.

Brit.

/ˈwəːlwiːl/

U.S.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌ(h)wil/

[translating French rouet volant] a kind of waterwheel (see quot.).

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > wheel used to drive mill

mill-wheelOE

wheelc1400

breast wheel1744

whirl-wheel1853

1853 J. Glynn Treat. Power Water 37 An elaborate series of experiments and an excellent report on the useful effect of the ordinary horizontal water-wheel at present used in France. Those on which the experiments were made are at Toulouse... These wheels are of two kinds: those situate on the rivers are called bucket-wheels (à cuve)..; those which are placed on the canal are called whirl-wheels (rouets volants),..and are turned by the percussion of the water upon curved floats.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	whirl-
释义	whirl-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. the noun or verb-stem in combination: whirl-brain n. Brit. /ˈwəːlbreɪn/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌbreɪn/ [compare German wirbelgeist scatter-brain] a giddy-brained person. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed light head1536 cock-brain1556 fiddler1591 wild goose1597 barmy-froth1598 knick-knacker1622 nugator1656 shatter-pate1775 feather-brain1776 whirl-brain1817 feather-head1834 date1914 bubblehead1916 airhead1971 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 179 He is a whirl-brain that talks whatever comes uppermost. † whirl-crowned adj. Obsolete giddy-brained. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] idlec825 giddyc1000 volage?a1366 apec1370 foolisha1382 vain1390 idleful1483 volageous1487 glaikit1488 cock-brained1530 apish1532 empty1550 sillyc1555 frivolous?1563 tickle-headed1583 light-braineda1593 frothy1593 owlish1596 bird-witted1605 empty-headed1614 idle-headed1614 empty-pateda1628 marmosetical1630 grollish1637 feather-headed1647 nonsense1647 whirl-crowned1648 feather-brained1649 swimmering1650 soft-pated1651 weather-headeda1652 shuttlecock1660 drum-headed1664 chicken-brained1678 halokit1724 desipient1727 shatter-pated1727 scattered-brained1747 light-thoughted1777 scatter-brained1804 shandy-pated1806 hellicat1815 feather-pated1819 inane1819 weather-brained1826 bubble-headed1827 tomfoolish1838 bird-brained1892 tottle1894 fluffy1898 scatty1911 wandery1912 scattery1924 twitterpated1943 1648 N. Ward To Parl. at Westm. 20 Many whirl-crown'd, and bragg-braind Opinionists. † whirl-fire n. Obsolete a poetic or rhetorical name for lightning (? as associated with violent storms or whirlwinds). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > lightning fireOE lightinglOE levininga1300 lightningc1300 lightc1325 thunderlightc1374 firelighta1400 laitinga1400 lighten?a1425 Jove's or God's branda1522 fulgur1563 thunder-shot1606 whirl-fire1606 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [noun] > lightning fireOE lightinglOE levininga1300 levinc1300 lightningc1300 lightc1325 thunderlightc1374 firelighta1400 laitinga1400 lighten?a1425 Jove's or God's branda1522 fulgur1563 thunder-shot1606 whirl-fire1606 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 89 The smoaking Storms, the whirle-fier's crackling clash. a1653 Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 104 The whirle fire shall flash. † whirl-gate n. Obsolete a turnstile. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > gate > turnstile wheel14.. turnpike1545 whirl-gate1550 turning-stile1611 turnstilea1643 turning-wheel1669 moulinet1706 tourniquet1706 turnabout1805 turn-gate1905 1550 in T. Wright Churchwardens' Accts. Ludlow (1869) 44 The whirle yate anont the college dore. whirl-hook n. Brit. /ˈwəːlhʊk/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌhʊk/ in Rope-making, each of the hooks of a ‘whirl’ (see whirl n. 1c). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > rope-making equipment > [noun] > other rope-making equipment warping-tree1404 throw-crook1557 warping-stock1588 spun-yarn winch1627 winch1640 woolder1750 register1793 top minor1793 laying-top1794 warping-block1794 whirl1794 reel1797 warping-post1797 whirl-hook1797 strand-hook1825 spreader1830 register plate1832 wimble1863 snugger1875 strop1875 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 483/2 This second spinner attaches his own hemp to the whirl hook. † whirl-jack n. Obsolete = whirligig n. 1 (c). ΘΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > windmill windmill1557 whirl-jack1653 whirligig1659 pinwheel1869 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xi. 57 That he [sc. Gargantua] might play..after the manner of the other little children.., they made him a faire weather whirljack [1694 whirle-gig], of the wings of the windmill. † whirl-mint n. Obsolete ? = whorled water-mint. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > water-mint water mintc1300 fish-mint1578 whirl-mint1713 1713 J. Petiver Catal. Ray's Eng. Herbal Water Whirl-mint. Cross Whirl-mint. whirl-pillar n. Brit. /ˈwəːlˌpɪlə/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌpɪlər/ = whirl-spout n. ΘΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > water-spout or sea-storm water pipe1539 cataract1555 spout1555 hurricano1608 waterspout1625 whirlwater1626 whirl-spout1737 vortex1769 typhon1774 whirl-pillar1850 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 83 In some parts of the ocean the water-spout or whirl-pillar is occasionally met with. whirl-spout n. Brit. /ˈwəːlspaʊt/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌspaʊt/ a rotating column of water or dust, a waterspout or dust-whirl. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > water-spout or sea-storm water pipe1539 cataract1555 spout1555 hurricano1608 waterspout1625 whirlwater1626 whirl-spout1737 vortex1769 typhon1774 whirl-pillar1850 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > dry weather or climate > [noun] > dust-storm or sand-storm > dust-spout or sand-spout whirl-spout1737 devil1813 sand-spouta1849 sand-pillar1879 dust-devil1888 sand-devil1901 whirly-whirly1928 sand-smoke1930 1737 S. Berington Mem. G. di Lucca 100 We saw..Ten Thousand little Whirlspouts of Sand. whirl-shaped adj. Brit. /ˈwəːlʃeɪpt/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌʃeɪpt/ whorled. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > disposed in or forming (a) coil(s) twinedc1300 wounda1382 wreathenc1400 wrinkledc1403 wreathedc1425 whorlish1562 folded1570 writhen1584 upwound1590 entortilled1629 coiled1661 whirled1715 whirl-shaped1762 crinkum-crankum1766 convoluted1811 gyrated1822 rounded1845 vorticiform1849 looped1850 vorticose1870 convolute1874 gyrate1876 swirled1909 snake-spiral1922 1762 Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 359 Each series is of equal length, and placed in a wheel or whirl-shaped form like the equisetum or horse~tail plant. † whirl-snail n. Obsolete (see quot.). Π 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. vi. i. 132 The Whirle-Snail. Turbocochlea. † whirl-stone n. Obsolete (see quot.). Π 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. i. 262 The Short Whirle-Stone. Trochites. † whirl-whale n. Obsolete some kind of whale (cf. whirl-about n. 1, whirlpool n.¹). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of huddon?c1370 whirlpoolc1450 thirlepollc1460 physeter1581 whirl-about1605 whirl-whale1606 thurlhead1610 black whale1615 blackfish1688 bonefish1752 pollack1774 Algerine1849 sea-boar1859 oil-butt1937 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 79 Another, swallowed in a Whirle-Whales wombe, Is layd a-live within a living Tombe. whirl-wheel n. Brit. /ˈwəːlwiːl/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌ(h)wil/ [translating French rouet volant] a kind of waterwheel (see quot.). ΘΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > wheel used to drive mill mill-wheelOE wheelc1400 breast wheel1744 whirl-wheel1853 1853 J. Glynn Treat. Power Water 37 An elaborate series of experiments and an excellent report on the useful effect of the ordinary horizontal water-wheel at present used in France. Those on which the experiments were made are at Toulouse... These wheels are of two kinds: those situate on the rivers are called bucket-wheels (à cuve)..; those which are placed on the canal are called whirl-wheels (rouets volants),..and are turned by the percussion of the water upon curved floats. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1550
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