All gyre synonyms
gyre
G g noun gyre
- circle β A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- globe β the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- circus β A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
- crown β A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head.
- disk β a phonograph record.
- belt β A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- bowl β A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
- meridian β a city in E Mississippi.
- horizon β the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
- circlet β a small circle or ring, esp a circular ornament worn on the head
- hoop β a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- aureole β (esp in paintings of Christian saints and the deity) a border of light or radiance enveloping the head or sometimes the whole of a figure represented as holy
- compass β A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
- coil β A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
- lap β the act of lapping liquid.
- halo β Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- cycle β If you cycle, you ride a bicycle.
- circumference β The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
- band β A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- bracelet β A bracelet is a chain or band, usually made of metal, which you wear around your wrist as jewellery.
- orbit β the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- corona β The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
- circuit β An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
- disc β any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- cirque β a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier
- cordon β A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.
- ecliptic β Astronomy. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.
- enclosure β An area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.
- equator β An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0 Β°.
verb gyre
- hem in β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- circuiting β Present participle of circuit.
- pirouetting β a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- go round β go-around (defs 2, 3).
- spin β to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
- turn around β move to face away
- whirl β to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- purl β the action or sound of purling.
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- ensphere β (transitive) To place in a sphere; to envelop.
- come around β If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- trundle β to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
- whirr β to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
- trolling β to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
- spiralling β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- girdled β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- circuited β Simple past tense and past participle of circuit.
- whirligig β something that whirls or revolves.
- rotate β to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- pirouette β a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- purled β the action or sound of purling.