Whirlpool
['wɝlpul]
Definition
(noun.) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides).
Typed by Jed--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.
(n.) A sea monster of the whale kind.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Vortex, eddy.
Typist: Millie
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a whirlpool, denotes that great danger is imminent in your business, and, unless you are extremely careful, your reputation will be seriously blackened by some disgraceful intrigue.
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Examples
- It was as if she HAD to return to this small, slow, central whirlpool of disintegration and dissolution: just give it a look. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In short, I never liked to be the centre of a small domestic whirlpool. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Then amidst the glistening of the whirlpools and the white clots of foam he distinguished a woman's bonnet floating alone. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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