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Swirl

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

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Broader term 6

Course 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Feed 76% connected

of Fee

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flow 76% connected

imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

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Revolve 76% connected

To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rotate 76% connected

Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flatt…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Run 76% connected

of Run

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 8

Commotion 74% connected

Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Commotion 74% connected

Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Twiddle 74% connected

To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Twiddle 74% connected

To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Twirl 74% connected

To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Twirl 74% connected

To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Whirlpool 74% connected

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,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Whirlpool 74% connected

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,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 8

Convolution 92% connected

The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Eddy 92% connected

A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Purl 92% connected

To decorate with fringe or embroidery.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Twiddle 92% connected

To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Twirl 92% connected

To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vortex 92% connected

A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whirl 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Whirlpool 92% connected

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,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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