whirligig
11whirligig — n. 1 a spinning or whirling toy. 2 a merry go round. 3 a revolving motion. 4 anything regarded as hectic or constantly changing (the whirligig of time). 5 any freshwater beetle of the family Gyrinidae that circles about on the surface. Etymology …
12Whirligig (disambiguation) — Whirligig is a generic name for an object that spins or whirls (or has whirling parts). The term may specifically refer to one of the following*Whirligig beetle *Whirligig mite, Anystis baccarum (L.) *Samara, fruit falling in spiral (from ash… …
13whirligig beetle — n. any of a small family (Gyrinidae) of bluish black gregarious beetles found darting about in circles on the surface of ponds, streams, etc …
14Whirligig beetle — Taxobox name = Whirligig beetle image width = 200px image caption = Gyrinus natator regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Adephaga familia = Gyrinidae familia authority = Latreille, 1802 subdivision… …
15Whirligig (torture) — A whirligig is a punitive or torture contraption comprising a suspended cage like device. [ [http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=whirligig Websters Dictionary (1913 edition)] ] The victim would be placed in the cage, which was… …
16whirligig beetle — any of numerous aquatic beetles of the family Gyrinidae, commonly seen in groups circling about rapidly on the surface of the water. [1850 55] * * * ▪ insect any of about 700 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) that are widespread… …
17whirligig beetle — noun aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Gyrinidae, ↑family Gyrinidae * * * noun : any of numerous beetles of the family Gyrinidae that have a firm oval usually dark body with a bronzy …
18whirligig — noun Etymology: Middle English whirlegigg, from whirlen to whirl + gigg top more at gig Date: 15th century 1. a child s toy having a whirling motion 2. merry go round 3. a. one that continuously whirls, moves, or changes b. a whirling or circling …
19whirligig — Synonyms and related words: April showers, Ferris wheel, Proteus, carousel, chameleon, chute the chutes, chutes, cloud shapes, disk, flying horses, gyrate, gyre, kaleidoscope, mercury, merry go round, moon, pirouette, purl, quicksilver, roller,… …
20whirligig — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. merry go round, carrousel; rotor, roller, etc.; top. See rotation …
