whorl in English dictionary

  • whorl

    Meanings and definitions of "whorl"

    • A pattern of concentric circles.
    • (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
    • (zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
    • (archaic) A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, compare 1460.
    • (intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.
    • noun
      A pattern of concentric circles.
    • noun
      (botany)
      A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
    • noun
      (zoology)
      A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, compare 1460.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To form a pattern of concentric circles.
    • noun
      a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
    • noun
      a strand or cluster of hair
    • noun
      a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

    Synonyms of "whorl" in English dictionary

    curl, scroll, structure are the top synonyms of "whorl" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of whorl

    • whorl ( plural  whorls)
    • whorl ( third-person singular simple present whorls, present participle whorling, simple past and past participle whorled)
    • whorl (plural whorls)
    • whorl (third-person singular simple present whorls, present participle whorling, simple past and past participle whorled)
  • Whorl

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