Associations to the word «Whorl»
Noun
Adjective
- Convex
- Spiral
- Rounded
- Immersed
- Axial
- Shouldered
- Inflated
- Flattened
- Concave
- Coiled
- Ornamented
- Conical
- Succeeding
- Spaced
- Shell
- Oblique
- Longitudinal
- Concentric
- Depressed
- Transverse
- Revolving
- Compressed
- Whitish
- Tilted
- Embryonic
- Smooth
- Ventral
- Yellowish
- Angular
- Posterior
- Basal
- Anterior
- Contracted
- Body
- Weakly
- Blunt
- Chestnut
- Peripheral
- Oval
- Gastropod
- Projecting
- Reddish
- Obsolete
- Lip
- Brownish
- Outer
- Radial
- Slender
- Tubular
- Descending
- Floral
- Translucent
Wiktionary
WHORL, noun. A pattern of concentric circles.
WHORL, noun. (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
WHORL, noun. (zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
WHORL, noun. (archaic) A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, compare 1460.
WHORL, verb. (intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.
WHORL FEET, noun. Plural of whorl foot
WHORL FOOT, noun. In furniture, a foot that takes the form of a scroll at the end that rests on a shoe. A French design, the whorl foot was first seen on furniture in the mid-18th century.
Dictionary definition
WHORL, noun. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).
WHORL, noun. A strand or cluster of hair.
WHORL, noun. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope".
Wise words
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