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The Meaning of eddy
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(n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
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(n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
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(v. i.) To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
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(v. t.) To collect as into an eddy.
Synonyms
twist
,
turn
,
turn of events
,
tress
,
construction
,
device
,
gimmick
,
spin
,
bend
,
twisting
,
winding
,
wrench
,
wind
,
whirl
,
twirl
,
pull
,
braid
,
kink
,
crook
,
plait
,
swirl
,
twiddle
,
gyrate
,
birl
,
sough
,
tumble
,
reel
,
whirlpool
,
whirl around
,
purl
,
spin around
,
run
,
flow
,
feed
,
course
Homophones
eadie
,
eddie
,
edie
,
edye
Rhymes
abedi
,
already
,
bready
,
deady
,
dwivedi
,
eadie
,
eddie
,
edie
,
edye
,
freddie
,
freddy
,
heady
,
heddy
,
hedi
,
keddy
,
leddy
,
manfredi
,
maready
,
medi
,
mehdi
,
peddie
,
peddy
,
ready
,
reddy
,
redi
,
steady
,
tancredi
,
tangredi
,
teddie
,
teddy
,
thready
,
unsteady