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Definition of Whirligig
1. Verb. Whirl or spin like a whirligig.
2. Noun. A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin. "He got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
Specialized synonyms: Humming Top, Peg Top, Whip Top, Whipping Top
Generic synonyms: Plaything, Toy
3. Noun. A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement.
Definition of Whirligig
1. n. A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.
2. n. A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.
Definition of Whirligig
1. Noun. Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top. ¹
2. Noun. A whirligig beetle. ¹
3. Noun. A device for punishing prisoners comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Whirligig
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Medical Definition of Whirligig
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1. A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.
2. Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses. "With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head." (G. W. Cable)
3. A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Whirligig
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