a whirling motion

  • 71Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament —     Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament     Since the Bible is divinely inspired, and thus becomes the written word of God, many devout souls are averse from handling it as… …

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  • 72whirlingly — adverb With a whirling motion …

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  • 73whirly — adjective a) Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex. the whirly pattern on the wallpaper b) That moves in a whirling motion. the whirly blades on top of a helicopter …

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  • 74bolero — kind of Spanish dance, 1787, probably from bola ball (and perhaps with reference to whirling motion ), from L. bulla (see BULL (Cf. bull) (2)). In reference to a type of short jacket, it is recorded by 1864 …

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  • 75tornado — n. Storm (of great violence and with a whirling motion), hurricane, whirlwind, tempest, cyclone, blizzard …

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  • 76eddy — ed•dy [[t]ˈɛd i[/t]] n. pl. dies, 1) phs a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, esp. one having a rotary or whirling motion 2) phs a small whirlpool 3) phs any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog 4) a… …

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  • 77rhombus — rhom•bus [[t]ˈrɒm bəs[/t]] n. pl. bus•es, bi ( bī). 1) math. an equilateral parallelogram having oblique angles 2) math. rhombohedron • Etymology: 1560–70; < L < Gk rhómbos bull roarer, whirling motion, lozenge, der. of rhémbesthai to come… …

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  • 78swirl — [[t]swɜrl[/t]] v. i. 1) to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy 2) to be dizzy or giddy, as the head 3) to cause to whirl; twist 4) a swirling movement; whirl; eddy 5) a twist, as of hair around the head 6) any curving,… …

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  • 79eddy — /ˈɛdi / (say edee) noun (plural eddies) 1. a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion. 2. any similar current, as of air, dust, fog, etc. –verb (eddied, eddying)… …

  • 80δινήσεσι — δίνησις whirling motion fem dat pl …

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