| 单词 | whorl |
| 释义 | whorl (once / 7731 pages) n Whorl describes something that looks like loops — a strand of curly hair that boings back up when you pull in then let it go, a corkscrew, even the track of a roller coaster that spins you in every direction. Use whorl to describe a thing that swirls or curls — the loops of icing on a birthday cake, the spiral curves of a mountain road, or a lock of curly hair. Whorl is also a good word to describe a flower whose petals form layer after layer of circles. Don't confuse the noun whorl with its homophone whirl, a verb that means "to spin in a circle." WORD FAMILYwhorl: whorls USAGE EXAMPLESBut all men -- but presidential and plebeian -- are ultimately beholden to the lifestyles of the might whorl snail. Golf Digest(Dec 07, 2016) Of all President-elect Donald J. Trump’s rivals over the past year, the tiny narrow-mouthed whorl snail must be the smallest. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) There was concern that the wall would impact the tiny, EU protected whorl snail, Vertigo angustior. BBC(Dec 06, 2016) 1n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Syn|Hypo|Hyper coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll corolla (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth calyx(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green verticila whorl of leaves growing around a stem hullpersistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry pappuscalyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions round shape a shape that is curved and without sharp angles 2n a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops Syn|Hypo|Hyper coil, helix, spiral, volute hank a coil of rope or wool or yarn skeincoils of worsted yarn construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 3n a strand or cluster of hair Syn|Hypo|Hyper curl, lock, ringlet sausage curl a fat sausage-shaped curl forelocka lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead crimpa lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled dreadlockone of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians quiffa prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead) pin curla curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin kiss curl, spit curla spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek hair a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss |
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