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 | ||