whirligig

  • 21whirligig — whir|li|gig [ˈwə:lıˌgıg US ˈwə:r ] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: whirl + gig something that turns around very quickly ( GIG1)] a toy that spins = ↑top …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22whirligig — whirl|i|gig [ wɜrli,gıg, hwɜrli,gıg ] noun count 1. ) a small toy that spins 2. ) LITERARY anything that changes continuously …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23whirligig —  for the fairground ride and beetle, but whirlybird is the slang term for a helicopter …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 24whirligig — whirl·i·gig || hwÉœrlɪgɪg / wɜːl n. top; merry go round; repeating cycle or circle …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 25whirligig —    A toy that spins a carousel (merry go round) for example, or a thing that continuously whirls in a breeze, often placed on a lawn or a roof. It is mechanical, with some type of propeller. It may be part of a weather vane …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 26whirligig — noun (C) 1 a toy that spins; top 1 (25) 2 a merry­go­round (1) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27whirligig — whirl·i·gig …

    English syllables

  • 28whirligig — whirl•i•gig [[t]ˈ(h)wɜr lɪˌgɪg, ˈwɜr [/t]] n. 1) something that whirls or revolves 2) a whirling motion or course 3) a flighty person 4) a merry go round; carousel 5) a toy for whirling or spinning, as a top Also called whirl•a•bout [[t]ˈ(h)wɜrl… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29whirligig — /ˈwɜligɪg/ (say werleegig) noun 1. something that whirls, revolves, or goes round; a revolving agency or course. 2. a continuous round or succession. 3. a giddy or flighty person. 4. a merry go round. 5. a toy for whirling or spinning, as a top.… …

  • 30whirligig beetle — noun Date: 1855 any of a family (Gyrinidae) of beetles with two pairs of eyes and clubbed antennae that live mostly on the surface of water where they swim swiftly about in circles …

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