Whorled

//wɜːld//

Synonyms for "whorled" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

ambagious anfractuous circuitous circumlocutory cochlear cochleate convolutional corkscrew corkscrewy flexuose flexuous

Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (18)

helical helicoid involute involuted involutional labyrinthine mazy meandering meandrous rivose rivulose roundabout ruffled screw-shaped scrolled serpentine sigmoid

Adjective(1 words)

helical

Related words (30)

sinuate sinuose sinuous snaky spiral spiraling spiroid torsional tortile tortuous turbinal turbinate turning twisting twisty verticillate verticillated volute voluted winding

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wreathlike wreathy

Adjective(8 words)

spiral spiraling spiralling turbinate verticillate verticillated volute voluted

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3 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

spiraling verticillated

related to

1 entries

whorl

similar

2 entries

coiled cyclic

Translations

4 translations across 4 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

τροχοειδής adj (formed from whorls; having whorls)

Finnish

1 entries

kiehkurainen adj (formed from whorls; having whorls)

German

1 entries

wirtelig adj (formed from whorls; having whorls)

Irish

1 entries

fáinneach adj (formed from whorls; having whorls)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[A]cross the gannet’s bath, over the broad sea, whorled prows will bring presents and tokens.

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