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  1. 1. n. An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A sea monster of the whale kind. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. flow in a circular current, of liquids Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like. 2. A sea monster of the whale kind. [Obs.] Spenser. The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that are; among which the whales and whirlpools, called "balænæ," take up in length as much as four . . . arpents of land. Holland. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) Source: ecdict

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