nnoun.eventa powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)Synset:maelstrom vortex
Derivationally Related Form:whirlpool
Hypernyms:current stream
Inherited Hypernyms:whirlpoolcurrentflowchange of locationmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Charybdis
vverb.motionflow in a circular current, of liquidsSynset:eddy purl swirl whirl
Derivationally Related Form:whirlpoolwhirlswirleddy
Hypernyms:course feed flow run
Inherited Hypernyms:eddyrunmove
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