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Whirlwind

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A rapidly rotating, generally vertical column of air, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout.

n. A tumultuous, confused rush.

n. A destructive force or thing.

adj. Tumultuous or rapid: a whirlwind political campaign.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.

n. A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.

adj. Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind guide.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A wind moving in a circumscribed circularpath; amass of air, of which the height is generally very great in comparison with its width, rotating rapidly round a vertical or slightly inclined axis, this axis having at the same time a progressive motion over the surface of the land or Sea.

n. Figuratively, any wild circling rush resembling a whirlwind.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

Word Usage

"Actually, the term whirlwind is a bit under the mark."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

windstorm

Cross Reference

to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

Hyponym

dust devil

Form

sow the wind reap the whirlwind

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

tornado tempest torrent gust whirlpool