Thesaurus: gyre

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1. n. A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.
2. v. t. & i. To turn round; to gyrate.
3. n. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
4. A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning. To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Drayton.
5. A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; aturn or revolution; a circuit.Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden.Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning.
6. n:100 n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)