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Definitions for Whorl

[1] a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil.
[2] one of the turns or volutions of a spiral shell.
[3] anything shaped like a coil.
[4] one of the central ridges of a fingerprint, forming at least one complete circle.
[5] Textiles . a flywheel or pulley, as for a spindle.
[6] botany a radial arrangement of three or more petals, stamens, leaves, etc, around a stem
[7] zoology a single turn in a spiral shell
[8] one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another Compare arch 1 (def. 4b), loop 1 (def. 10a)
[9] anything shaped like a coil

Words related to Whorl

eddy, twist, vortex, twirl, swirl, coil, curl, whirlpool, corkscrew, helix

Words nearby Whorl

whoremonger, whoreson, whorf, whorfian hypothesis, whorish, whorl, whorl foot, whorled, whorled loosestrife, whort, whortleberry

Origin of Whorl

1425–75; late Middle English whorle, whorvil, wharwyl, Old English hwyrfel, equivalent to hweorfa whorl of a spindle + -el noun suffix

Word origin for Whorl

C15: probably variant of wherville whirl , influenced by Dutch worvel

Synonyms for Whorl

coil, corkscrew, curl, eddy, helix, swirl, twirl, twist, vortex, whirlpool