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WHIRLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A revolving mechanism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("whirler" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Derivation:
whirl (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling
Synonyms:
whirler; whirling dervish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("whirler" is a kind of...):
dervish (an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements)
Derivation:
whirl (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis)
