English noun: Eddy | |||
1. | Eddy (person) founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) | ||
Synonyms | Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy | ||
Instance hypernym | religious person | ||
2. | eddy (event) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself | ||
Synonyms | twist | ||
Broader (hypernym) | current, stream | ||
English verb: eddy | |||
1. | eddy (motion) flow in a circular current, of liquids | ||
Synonyms | purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||