Whirligig

What do we mean by whirligig?

Any of various spinning toys. noun

A carousel; a merry-go-round. noun

Something that continuously whirls. noun

A whirligig beetle. noun

Any toy or trivial object to which a rapid whirling motion is imparted. noun

A toy which children spin in the hand by means of string. noun

A carrousel or merry-go-round. noun

A toy resembling a miniature windmill, which children cause to spin or whirl round by moving it through the air. noun

Hence, anything that revolves or spins like a whirligig; also, spinning rotation; revolving or recurring course. noun

In milit. antiq., an instrument for punishing petty offenders, as a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity. noun

In entomology, any one of numerous species of water-beetles of the family Gyrinidæ, as Gyrinus natator, usually seen in large numbers on the surface of the water, circling rapidly about, and diving only to escape danger. noun

Whirling.

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

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

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. noun

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. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle. noun

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

A whirligig beetle. noun

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

Whirl or spin like a whirligig verb

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

A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.

A whirligig beetle.

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

Words that are spelled similarly to whirligig:
whirligig, whirlygig, whirling, whirlwig, whirligigs.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word whirligig:
beetle, simpson, object, wind, theatre, fiction, wood, programme, reach, surface, broadcast, novel, peter, plays, science.

Adjectives that are often used to describe whirligig:
little, political, strange, great, continual, social, whole, such, cumbersome, pestilential, mad, corresponding, turvy, wild, fine, endless, general, central, dialectical, crazy, french, perennial, admonitory, mere, atmospheric, amusing, scarum, motionless, legal, harumscarum, poor, vague, magical, electric, profound, daily, supernatural, everlasting, vast, insane, bottomed, eight.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective whirligig:
beetles, beetle, chair, sound, gate, sort, thing, jacks.

Words that sound like whirligig:
whirligig, whirlygig, whirligigs, lollygag, willig, sialagogue, wilcock, wild hog, wild fig, polachek.