whirligig
n . 旋转玩具,旋转木马,旋转运动,循环,轮回,变迁
旋转玩具,旋转木马,旋转运动,循环,轮回,变迁
whirligig n 1 :
a conical child '
s plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin ; "
he got a bright red top and string for his birthday " [
synonym : {
top }, {
whirligig },
{
teetotum }, {
spinning top }]
2 :
a large ,
rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement [
synonym : {
carousel }, {
carrousel }, {
merry -
go -
round },
{
roundabout }, {
whirligig }]
v 1 :
whirl or spin like a whirligig Whirligig \
Whirl "
i *
gig \,
n . [
Whirl gig .]
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1 .
A child '
s toy ,
spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis ,
or like a top . --
Johnson .
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2 .
Anything which whirls around ,
or in which persons or things are whirled about ,
as a frame with seats or wooden horses .
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With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head . --
G .
W .
Cable .
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3 .
A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders ,
being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot ,
in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity .
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4 . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to {
Gyrinus }
and allied genera .
The body is firm ,
oval or boatlike in form ,
and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster .
These beetles live mostly on the surface of water ,
and move about with great celerity in a gyrating ,
or circular ,
manner ,
but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly .
The larva is aquatic .
Called also {
weaver }, {
whirlwig },
and {
whirlwig beetle }.
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42 Moby Thesaurus words for "
whirligig ":
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 ,
roller coaster ,
rolling stone ,
rotator ,
rotor ,
roundabout ,
rundle ,
seesaw ,
shifting sands ,
swing ,
teeter -
totter ,
the weather ,
top ,
twirl ,
water ,
weather vane ,
weathercock ,
wheel ,
wheel of fortune ,
whip ,
whirl ,
whirlabout ,
whirler
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