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WHIRL-PIT, n. A whirlpool. [Not used.]
WHIRLED, pp. 1. Turned round with velocity. 2. In botany, growing in whirls; bea...
WHIRLIGIG, n. [whirl and gig.] 1. A toy which children spin or whirl round. 2. I...
WHIRLING, ppr. Turning or moving round with velocity.
WHIRLING-TABLE, n. A machine contrived to exhibit and demonstrate the principal ...
WHIRLPOOL, n. [whirl and pool.] An eddy of water; a vortex or gulf where the wat...
WHIRLWIND, n. [whirl and wind.] A violent wind moving in a circle, or rather in ...
WHIRRAW. [See Hoora .]
WHIRRING, n. The sound of a partridges or pheasants wings. [Note.--Whir is used ...
WHISK, n. 1. A small bunch of grass, straw, hair or the like, used for a brush; ...
WHISKER, n. [from whisk.[ Long hair growing on the human cheek.
WHISKERED, a. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers.
WHISKET, n. A basket. [Local.]
WHISKING, ppr. Brushing; sweeping along; moving with velocity along the surface.
WHISKY, n. A spirit distilled from grain. In the north of England, the name is g...
WHISPER, v.i. [L. The word See ms by its sound to be an onomatopy, as it express...