dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo
(noun) a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vertigo (countable and uncountable, plural vertigos or vertigoes)
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
• dizziness
• giddiness
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Source: Wiktionary
Ver"ti*go, n; pl. E. Vertigoes, L. Vertigines. Etym: [L., fr. vertere to turn. See Verse.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness. Quian.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.