twirl
English Thesaurus
1. the act of rotating rapidly (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | pirouette, |
| definition | : | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | birling, logrolling, |
| definition | : | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) (noun.act) |
2. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)
3. cause to spin (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | circumvolve, rotate, |
| definition | : | cause to turn on an axis or center (verb.motion) |
4. turn in a twisting or spinning motion (verb.motion)
5. the act of rotating rapidly (noun.act)
| derivation | : | twist, |
| definition | : | turn in the opposite direction (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | twist, wrench, |
| definition | : | twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates (verb.contact) |
6. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | curl, curve, kink, |
| definition | : | form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change) |
7. cause to spin (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | spinner, |
| definition | : | board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game (noun.artifact) |
8. turn in a twisting or spinning motion (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | twiddle, |
| definition | : | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | gyration, whirling, |
| definition | : | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | commotion, whirl, |
| definition | : | confused movement (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | hurler, pitcher, twirler, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the person who does the pitching (noun.person) |
9. the act of rotating rapidly (noun.act)
| derivation | : | twist, |
| definition | : | turn in the opposite direction (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | twist, wrench, |
| definition | : | twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates (verb.contact) |
10. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | curl, curve, kink, |
| definition | : | form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change) |
11. cause to spin (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | spinner, |
| definition | : | board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game (noun.artifact) |
12. turn in a twisting or spinning motion (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | twiddle, |
| definition | : | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | gyration, whirling, |
| definition | : | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | commotion, whirl, |
| definition | : | confused movement (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | hurler, pitcher, twirler, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the person who does the pitching (noun.person) |
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