whorl

Meaning of whorl

noun
  1. a pattern of spirals or concentric circles.
    Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad
  2. a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle.

verb

spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion.

late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve ‘whorl of a spindle’.

Information about whorl

  • The plural form of whorl is: whorls.
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Hyphenation of whorl

whorl

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • whorl is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

whorl synonyms

Meaning coil:

coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll, spiral, volute, helix

Meaning lock:

lock, curl, ringlet

Meaning a length of thread, rope, or similar material, doubled or crossing itself, used as a fastening or handle:

loop

Meaning a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework:

hoop

Meaning a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority:

ring

Meaning an act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point:

turn

Meaning an act of spinning:

twirl

Meaning an act of twisting something around a stationary point:

twist

Meaning the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person:

lap

Meaning each in a series of rows or levels of a structure placed one above the other:

tier

Meaning a coil or twist:

convolution

Words that rhyme with whorl

schorl, shorl, pseudowhorl

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