EDDY

eddy, twist

(noun) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

Eddy, Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy

(noun) founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl

(verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eddy (plural eddies)

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

A circular current; a whirlpool.

Verb

eddy (third-person singular simple present eddies, present participle eddying, simple past and past participle eddied)

(intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

Anagrams

• dyde, dyed

Etymology

Proper noun

Eddy

A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.

A surname.

Anagrams

• dyde, dyed

Source: Wiktionary


Ed"dy, n.; pl. Eddies. Etym: [Prob. fr. Icel. i; cf. Icel. pref. i back, AS. ed-, OS. idug-, OHG. ita-; Goth. id-.]

1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden. Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play. Addison.

Note: Used also adjectively; as, eddy winds. Dryden.

Ed"dy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Eddied; p. pr. & vb. n. Eddying.]

Definition: To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle. Eddying round and round they sink. Wordsworth.

Ed"dy, v. t.

Definition: To collect as into an eddy. [R.] The circling mountains eddy in From the bare wild the dissipated storm. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

24 March 2025

STACCATO

(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

coffee icon