 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
whorl
noun
1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
{coil}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre},
{scroll}]
2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: {lock}, {curl}, {ringlet}]
3: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous
series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral},
{volute}, {helix}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Whorl \Whorl\, noun [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}, noun & v.]
1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other
organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve
shell.
3. (Spinning) The fly of a spindle.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "whorl":
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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