twirl :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (5)

twist, spin, whirl

n. the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

twist, kink

n. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

Verbs (6)

spin, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

twiddle, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (138)

knot, gnarl

n. something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"

turn, bend, crook

n. a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

bow, arc

n. something curved in shape

hook, crotchet

n. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

buckle, warp, warping

n. a shape distorted by twisting or folding

bend, fold, plication, crimp, crease, flexure

n. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

rotate, go around, revolve

v. turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"

spin, whirl, reel, gyrate, spin around

v. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

turn

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

pivot, swivel

v. turn on a pivot

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

tumble, whirl, skirl, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

pitch, fall forwards

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

pitch, tilt, cant, slant, cant over

v. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

nod, sway

v. sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

toss, flip

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

roll, wind, wrap, encircle, enlace

v. wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

mount, get on, bestride, mount up, climb on, hop on, jump on

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

whirl, purl, eddy, whirlpool, swirl, gurge

v. flow in a circular current, of liquids

twine, grow upward

v. grow upward

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course