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WHIRLER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A revolving mechanismplay

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 whirlingplay

Synonyms:

whirler; whirling dervish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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