whirlpool
English
/ˈwɝlpul/, /ˈwɜːlpuːl/
noun
Definitions
- A swirling body of water.
- A hot tub, jacuzzi.
- Turmoil, or agitated excitement.
Etymology
Compound from English whirl + English pool (small body of water, put together).
Origin
English
pool
Gloss
small body of water, put together
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Liverpool English
- Tilt-A-Whirl English
- awhirl English
- carpool English
- cesspool English
- cowpool English
- fire whirl English
- fishpool English
- micropool English
- moonpool English
- multipool English
- outwhirl English
- pool English
- pool of death English
- poolable English
- pooler English
- poolfish English
- poolgoer English
- poolhouse English
- poolroom English
- poolscape English
- poolside English
- poolster English
- poolward English
- poolwater English
- press pool English
- rockpool English
- subpool English
- tidepool English
- upwhirl English
- vanpool English
- whirl English
- whirlabout English
- whirlblast English
- whirler English
- whirleth English
- whirlin English
- whirlpit English
- whirlpooling English
- whirlsome English
- whirlwind English
- whirly English
- wordpool English
- пул Russian
- pool Swedish
- プール Japanese
- pool Middle English
- whirlen Middle English
- pool
- whirl
- awhirl
- pooler
- whirly
- subpool
- whirlin
- vanpool
- upwhirl
- cowpool
- whirler
- carpool
- cesspool
- wordpool
- whirlpit
- whirleth
- poolfish
- poolroom
- rockpool
- poolster
- poolward
- poolable
- tidepool
- poolside
- outwhirl
- fishpool
- poolgoer
- moonpool
- poolhouse
- poolscape
- multipool
- micropool
- whirlwind
- Liverpool
- poolwater
- whirlsome
- whirlabout
- press pool
- fire whirl
- whirlblast
- Tilt-A-Whirl
- whirlpooling
- pool of death