单词 | whirligig |
释义 | whirligig (once / 15823 pages) nv WORD FAMILY whirligig: whirligigging, whirligigs USAGE EXAMPLESSAT Norwegian crafts, Nordic sweaters, Raggedy Ann dolls, wreaths, table arrangements, scarfs, whirligigs, Nordic baked goods, lunch available, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Seattle Times(Nov 03, 2016) Sentences spin past like whirligigs, or like Rube Goldberg devices that emit a pellet of information only after bouncing off four increasingly unlikely surfaces. New York Times(Aug 30, 2016) The new show, “American Made: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum,” features a collection that includes weathervanes, shop signs and spinning toys called whirligigs. Washington Times(Jul 05, 2016) 1n a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin Syn|Hypo|Hyper spinning top, teetotum, top humming top a top that makes a humming noise as it spins peg topa pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin whip top, whipping topa top that is spun by whipping plaything, toy an artifact designed to be played with 2n a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement Syn|Hyper carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout ride a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement 3v whirl or spin like a whirligig Hyper gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
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