Whirligig

Quick meaning: Whirligig is a noun meaning Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.

Meaning

Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.

More Meanings

1. A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
2. Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
3. (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.

Word Forms

• whirligigs
• whirlgig
• whirlygig

Synonyms for whirligig

Depending on context, synonyms include top, carousel, roundabout, merry-go-round, teetotum.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include teetotum, carousel, merry-go-round, top, roundabout, toy.

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