whirlpool

whirl·pool

noun \ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül, ˈwər(-ə)l-\

: an area of water in a river, stream, etc., that moves very fast in a circle

Full Definition of WHIRLPOOL

1

a :  a confused tumult and bustle :  whirl

b :  a magnetic or impelling force by which something may be engulfed <refusing to be drawn into this whirlpool of intrigue — A. D. White>

2

a :  water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn :  eddy, vortex

b :  whirlpool bath

Examples of WHIRLPOOL

1. The swimmer was caught in a whirlpool and nearly drowned.
2. <in The Odyssey, Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship>

First Known Use of WHIRLPOOL

1529

Related to WHIRLPOOL

Synonyms

gulf, maelstrom, vortex

Related Words

tourbillion (or tourbillon); eddy, swirl, whirl

Rhymes with WHIRLPOOL

ampoule, babul, Banjul, befool, Blackpool, B-school, carpool, church school, cesspool, closestool, curule, dame school, day school, edge tool, Elul, faldstool, flake tool, footstool, gene pool, grade school, hangul, high school, homeschool, Kabul, misrule, Mosul, old school, prep school, preschool, retool, self-rule, step stool, tide pool, toadstool, tomfool, trade school, uncool, unspool, vanpool

whirl·pool

noun \ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül, ˈwər(-ə)l-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of WHIRLPOOL

: whirlpool bath