| NOUN | shape | vortex, whirl, swirl, convolution | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
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| event | vortex, whirlpool, maelstrom | a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) |
| Sounds | vao'rtehks | |
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| Rhymes | Aix ... x / X: 35 rhymes with ehks... | |
| Meaning | The shape of something rotating rapidly. | |
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| Synonyms | whirl, swirl, convolution | |
| Broader | round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
| Spanish | convolución, remolino, voluta, vórtice | |
| Catalan | remolí | |
| Meaning | A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides). | |
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| Synonyms | whirlpool, maelstrom | |
| Narrower | Charybdis | (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla |
| Broader | current, stream | A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
| Spanish | remolino, torbellino, vorágine, vórtice | |
| Catalan | maelstrom, re- molí, remolí, vòrtex, xuclador | |
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