Associations to the word «Whirlpool»

Pictures for the word «Whirlpool»

Wiktionary

WHIRLPOOL, noun. A swirling body of water.
WHIRLPOOL, noun. Turmoil, or agitated excitement.
WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, noun. Alternative term for spiral galaxy

Dictionary definition

WHIRLPOOL, noun. A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides).
WHIRLPOOL, verb. Flow in a circular current, of liquids.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats