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  • 111swirl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. whirl, eddy, twist. See rotation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rapid rotating motion] Syn. whirl, twist, surge, spin; see eddy , whirl 1 . 2. [A twisting shape] Syn. coil, whorl, twist, curl, whirl. v. Syn …

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  • 112wave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wag, shake, sway, flutter, stream (in the wind); signal, motion, gesture, indication; roll, undulate; ripple, swell, billow, flood, surge; flaunt, flourish. n. sea, tide, water, ripple, billow, etc.,… …

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  • 113wheel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disk, circle, roller; roulette or fortune s wheel; bike, bicycle; slang, VIP, big wheel, bigwig. See circularity, vehicle, importance. v. roll; trundle, cycle; rotate, revolve, spin, twirl; pivot,… …

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  • 114Convolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Complex curvature. < N PARAG:Convolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 winding winding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 convolution convolution involution circumvolution Sgm: N 1 wave wave undulation tortuosity anfractu …

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  • 115whirl — I. v. n. Twirl, revolve, rotate, spin. II. v. a. Twirl, spin, wheel, turn round. III. n. Gyration, rotation …

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  • 116curl — 1. verb 1) smoke curled up from his cigarette Syn: spiral, coil, wreathe, twirl, swirl; wind, curve, bend, twist, twist and turn, loop, meander, snake, corkscrew, zigzag 2) Ruth curled her arms …

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  • 117spin — 1. verb 1) the bike wheels are spinning Syn: revolve, rotate, turn, go round, whirl, gyrate, circle 2) she spun around to face him Syn: whirl, wheel, twirl, turn, swing …

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  • 118twist — 1. verb 1) the impact twisted the chassis Syn: crumple, crush, buckle, mangle, warp, deform, distort 2) her face twisted with rage Syn: contort, screw up 3) Ma anxiously twisted a hand …

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  • 119buckle — n 1. clasp, clip, hook, catch, snap, hook and eye, button, fastener, fastening, hasp; brooch, pin, stickpin. 2. bend, bulge, fold, wrinkle, crumple, ripple, crinkle; knot, kink, crook, crimp, gnarl; twist, warp, contortion, curve, turn; curl,… …

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  • 120circle — n 1. disk, round, roundlet, roundel, wheel; ring, band, hoop, cordon, annulus; crown, coronet, diadem, halo, corona, aureole, wreath, garland; belt, Archaic. cincture, girth, cestus, baldric, cummerbund, sash; collar, necklace, neckband, fillet;… …

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