whirlpool

English Thesaurus

1. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	current, stream,
definition	:	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) (noun.event)

hyponym	:	charybdis,
definition	:	(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla (noun.event)

2. flow in a circular current, of liquids (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	course, feed, flow, run,
definition	:	move along, of liquids (verb.motion)

3. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) (noun.event)

derivation	:	eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool,
definition	:	flow in a circular current, of liquids (verb.motion)

4. flow in a circular current, of liquids (verb.motion)

derivation	:	eddy, twist,
definition	:	a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself (noun.event)

derivation	:	maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool,
definition	:	a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) (noun.event)

derivation	:	commotion, whirl,
definition	:	confused movement (noun.event)

derivation	:	convolution, swirl, vortex, whirl,
definition	:	the shape of something rotating rapidly (noun.shape)

5. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) (noun.event)

derivation	:	eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool,
definition	:	flow in a circular current, of liquids (verb.motion)

6. flow in a circular current, of liquids (verb.motion)

derivation	:	eddy, twist,
definition	:	a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself (noun.event)

derivation	:	maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool,
definition	:	a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) (noun.event)

derivation	:	commotion, whirl,
definition	:	confused movement (noun.event)

derivation	:	convolution, swirl, vortex, whirl,
definition	:	the shape of something rotating rapidly (noun.shape)