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whirligig

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Main Entry: gyrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: revolve

Synonyms:

circle, circulate, circumduct, gyre, pirouette, purl, roll, rotate, spin, spiral, turn, twirl, whirl, whirligig
Main Entry: rotary
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: turning

Synonyms:

encircling, gyral, gyratory, revolving, rotating, rotational, rotatory, spinning, vertiginous, vorticular, whirligig, whirling
Main Entry: rotate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: go around in circle

Synonyms:

circle, circumduct, circumvolve, gyrate, gyre, move, pirouette, pivot, reel, revolve, roll, spin, swivel, troll, trundle, turn, twirl, twist, waltz, wheel, whirl, whirligig, whirr
Notes: revolve and rotate are synonyms in everyday writing, but not in scientific/technical writing: the Earth revolves around the Sun and rotates upon its axis
Main Entry: twirl
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: turn around circularly

Synonyms:

gyrate, gyre, pirouette, pivot, purl, revolve, rotate, spin, turn, twist, wheel, whirl, whirligig, wind

Antonyms:

straight, untwirl, untwist
Main Entry: gyro
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: gyrator

Synonyms:

gyroscope, gyrostat, spinner, whirligig
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