All gyre synonyms
gyre
G g verb gyre
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- gyrate — to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
- hang a left — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- go around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- revolve — to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.
- girdling — 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.
- circumduct — (obsolete) To lead about or astray.
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spiralled — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- twirl — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
- swoosh — to move with or make a rustling, swirling, or brushing sound.
noun gyre
- colure — either of two great circles on the celestial sphere, one of which passes through the celestial poles and the equinoxes and the other through the poles and the solstices