whirligig

English - Turkish

Definition of whirligig in English Turkish dictionary

atlıkarınca

{f} fırıldak gibi dön

fırıldak gibi dön(mek)

atlıkarınca/fırıldak

fırıldak gibi dönen şey

{i} geçme (olaylar)

fırıldak atlı karınca

{i} deveran

{i} topaç

{i} dönme

{i} fırıldak

Related Terms

whirligig beetle

fırıldak böceği

whirligig beetle

firılldak böceği

English - English

Definition of whirligig in English English dictionary

Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top

A device for punishing prisoners comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around

A whirligig beetle

{n} a whirling plaything for children

Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle

Anything that whirls or spins around

{i} top; merry-go-round; repeating cycle or circle

large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on

Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses

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 colored 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

A mediæval 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

A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top

a toy that spins = top (whirl + gig ( GIG))

a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

whirl or spin like a whirligig

The larva is aquatic

Related Terms

whirligig beetle

Any of various water beetles of the family Gyrinidae that swim rapidly in circles when alarmed

whirligig beetles

plural form of whirligig beetle

whirligig beetle

Any of various gregarious beetles of the family Gyrinidae that circle about rapidly on the surface of water

whirligig beetle

{i} aquatic beetle that circles quickly on the surface of calm freshwater in groups

whirligig beetle

aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface

A whirligig

whirlwig

whirligigs

plural of whirligig

Hyphenation

whirl·i·gig

Etymology

() Middle English whirlegigge.