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The Meaning of eddy

  • (n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
  • (n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
  • (v. i.) To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
  • (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