Eddy: alternatives and connections

The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

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Running or moving rapidly.

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of Fee

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imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

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of Run

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A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel,…

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To decorate with fringe or embroidery.

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To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.

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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

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An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center,…

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