Associations to the word «Whirlwind»
Noun
Verb
Wiktionary
WHIRLWIND, noun. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
WHIRLWIND, noun. (figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
WHIRLWIND, adjective. Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind guide.
Dictionary definition
WHIRLWIND, noun. A more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.