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whorl

(hwɜːʳl, US hwɔːʳl)

Word forms: plural whorls

countable noun

A whorl is a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers.

[literary]

He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.

...dense whorls of red-purple flowers.

Synonyms: swirl, spiral, coil, twist More Synonyms of whorl

whorl in British English

(wɜːl)

noun

1. botany

a radial arrangement of three or more petals, stamens, leaves, etc, around a stem

2. zoology

a single turn in a spiral shell

one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another

Compare arch1 (sense 4b), loop1 (sense 10a)

anything shaped like a coil

Derived forms

whorled

adjective

Word origin

C15: probably variant of wherville whirl, influenced by Dutch worvel

whorl in American English

(hwɔrl; hwɜrl)

noun

a small flywheel on a spindle, as for regulating the speed of a spinning wheel

anything with a coiled or spiral appearance

; specif.,

any of the circular ridges that form the design of a fingerprint

b. Botany

a circular growth of leaves, petals, etc. about the same point on a stem

c. Zoology

any of the turns in a spiral shell

Derived forms

whorled

adjective

Word origin

ME whorwyl, dial. var. of wherwille, whirl

Examples of 'whorl' in a sentence
whorl

I looked at the top of it, thinking how I loved the small whorl on the crown where a cowlick was concealed in the thick tangle of red curls.

(noun) in the sense of swirl

Definition

anything shaped like a coil

The plant has dense whorls of red-purple flowers.

Synonyms

swirl

spiral

Larks were rising in spirals from the ridge.

coil

Tess slung the coil of rope over her shoulder.

twist

the bare bulb hanging from a twist of flex

vortex

helix

Coil the fibre into a helix.

corkscrew

Additional synonyms

in the sense of coil

Definition

a single loop of such a series

Tess slung the coil of rope over her shoulder.

Synonyms

loop,

twist,

curl,

spiral,

twirl

in the sense of helix

Definition

a spiral

Coil the fibre into a helix.

Synonyms

spiral,

twist,

curl,

loop,

coil,

corkscrew,

gyre (literary),

curlicue,

volute

in the sense of spiral

Definition

something that follows a winding course or that has a twisting form

Larks were rising in spirals from the ridge.

Synonyms

coil,

helix,

corkscrew,

whorl,

screw,

gyre (literary),

curlicue,

volute

Nearby words of
whorl

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whopping
whorehouse
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wickedness
wide

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in the sense of twist

Definition

something formed by or as if by twisting

the bare bulb hanging from a twist of flex

Synonyms

coil,

roll,

curl,

hank,

twine

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释义	Trends of whorl View usage for: whorl (hwɜːʳl, US hwɔːʳl) Word forms: plural whorls countable noun A whorl is a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers. [literary] He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips. ...dense whorls of red-purple flowers. Synonyms: swirl, spiral, coil, twist More Synonyms of whorl whorl in British English (wɜːl) noun 1. botany a radial arrangement of three or more petals, stamens, leaves, etc, around a stem 2. zoology a single turn in a spiral shell 3. one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another Compare arch1 (sense 4b), loop1 (sense 10a) 4. anything shaped like a coil Derived forms whorled adjective Word origin C15: probably variant of wherville whirl, influenced by Dutch worvel whorl in American English (hwɔrl; hwɜrl) noun 1. a small flywheel on a spindle, as for regulating the speed of a spinning wheel 2. anything with a coiled or spiral appearance ; specif., a. any of the circular ridges that form the design of a fingerprint b. Botany a circular growth of leaves, petals, etc. about the same point on a stem c. Zoology any of the turns in a spiral shell Derived forms whorled adjective Word origin ME whorwyl, dial. var. of wherwille, whirl Examples of 'whorl' in a sentence whorl I looked at the top of it, thinking how I loved the small whorl on the crown where a cowlick was concealed in the thick tangle of red curls. Siddons, Anne Rivers DOWNTOWN (1994) (noun) in the sense of swirl Definition anything shaped like a coil The plant has dense whorls of red-purple flowers. Synonyms swirl spiral Larks were rising in spirals from the ridge. coil Tess slung the coil of rope over her shoulder. twist the bare bulb hanging from a twist of flex vortex helix Coil the fibre into a helix. corkscrew Additional synonyms in the sense of coil Definition a single loop of such a series Tess slung the coil of rope over her shoulder. Synonyms loop, twist, curl, spiral, twirl in the sense of helix Definition a spiral Coil the fibre into a helix. Synonyms spiral, twist, curl, loop, coil, corkscrew, gyre (literary), curlicue, volute in the sense of spiral Definition something that follows a winding course or that has a twisting form Larks were rising in spirals from the ridge. Synonyms coil, helix, corkscrew, whorl, screw, gyre (literary), curlicue, volute Nearby words of whorl whopper whopping whorehouse whorl wicked wickedness wide Synonyms of 'whorl' whorl Explore 'whorl' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of twist Definition something formed by or as if by twisting the bare bulb hanging from a twist of flex Synonyms coil, roll, curl, hank, twine
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