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View usage for: (hwɜːʳl, US hwɔːʳl) Word forms: plural whorlscountable nounA 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 (wɜːl) noun1. 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 worvelwhorl in American English (hwɔrl; hwɜrl) noun1. 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 sentencewhorl 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. Definition anything shaped like a coil The plant has dense whorls of red-purple flowers. Additional synonymsDefinition a single loop of such a series Tess slung the coil of rope over her shoulder. Synonyms loop, twist, curl, spiral, twirlDefinition a spiral Coil the fibre into a helix. Synonyms spiral, twist, curl, loop, coil, corkscrew, gyre (literary), curlicue, volute 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 - whopper
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Additional synonymsDefinition something formed by or as if by twisting the bare bulb hanging from a twist of flex Synonyms coil, roll, curl, hank, twine |