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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
whorl
    n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as
         formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl,
         roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll]
    2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: lock, curl, ringlet,
       whorl]
    3: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous
       series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: coil, spiral,
       volute, whorl, helix]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whorl \Whorl\, n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to
   AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD.
   worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl, n. & v.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other
      organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve
      shell.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Spinning) The fly of a spindle.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for whorl:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
cirrus, coil, contort, corkscrew, crinkle, curl, curlicue, eddy, evolute, gurge, gyre, helix, intort, involute, kink, meander, purl, ringlet, roll, scallop, screw, scroll, serpentine, slink, snake, spiral, swirl, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, twist and turn, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whirlpool, wind, worm, wring
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