| whirligig | 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. 4. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark coloured with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Synonym: weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle. Origin: Whirl + gig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| whirligig | large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on |
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| whirligig | a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin |
| whirligig | whirl or spin like a whirligig |
| whirligig | aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface |
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