Whorl

/(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/

Synonyms for "whorl" (66 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(5 words)

circular arrangementcircular fingerprint patterncoil curl curlicue

cirrus coil contort corkscrew crinkle curl curlicue eddy evolute

Strong matches (19)

gurge gyre gyroscope helix intort involute kink loop meander purl ringlet

Noun(8 words)

gyrehair featurehair patternhair swirlhelixorgan clusterring arrangementring pattern

Related words (33)

Noun(8 words)

ringlet rollscalp patternscroll spiralspiral fingerprint patternverticil volute

roll rotator scallop screw scroll serpentine slink snake spiral swirl tendril turn twine twirl twisttwist and turnvolute volution vortex whirl

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whirlpool wind worm wring

Adjective(1 words)

whorled

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More general

11 entries

arrangement constructionfingerprint patterngrowth patternhair patternlock morphology patternridge patternround shapestructure

More specific

10 entries

accidental whorlcentral pocket whorldouble loop whorlflower whorlfrontal whorlleaf whorlnape whorlplain whorlscalp whorlstamen whorl

Collocations

6 entries

fingerprint whorlflower whorlhair whorlleaf whorlscalp whorlwhorl pattern

Inflections

1 entries

whorls

Derivations

2 entries

whorled whorliness

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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Can you stop standing behind me and looking at my hair whorl?

Source: tatoeba (9982900)

An interesting fact is how only 10% of people have an anticlockwise hair whorl.

Source: tatoeba (13724061)

“Waves Against the Sand,” to music by Martinu, which opened the program, filled the stage space with whorling patterns of dancers surging with the gentle but ceaseless momentum of the sea.

Source: wiktionary

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