gyres
plural of gyre
gyres
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gyre
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Source: Wiktionary
Gyre, n. Etym: [L. gyrus, Gr.
Definition: A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning.
Gyre, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.]
Definition: To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
