whirligig
Child's wind spinner
A whirligig is something that spins or whirls—a toy that rotates when spun by hand, a pinwheel, or a small carnival ride.
The word extends to anything characterized by rapid circular motion or constant change: the whirligig of fashion, caught in the whirligig of political fortune.
A whirligig beetle is a small water beetle that swims in rapid circles on pond surfaces.
Spinning vaned toy
- yo-yoAxled discs on string
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
- jack-in-the-boxSpring-loaded surprise toy
- buzzerElectric signaling device
zoetrope · noisemaker · teetotum · dreidel · gyroscope · plaything · whizzers · spinner
Turning on an axis
- revolveTurn around center
- spiralCurve winding around center
- gyrationCircular or spiral movement
- whirlRotate very quickly
pirouette · vortex · eddy · whorl · centrifuge · spindle · turbine · rotor
Rotating amusement ride
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- gallopersFast-moving horses
- platformRaised flat structure
- canopyOverhead protective covering
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
woozy · reeling · dazed · bewildered · befuddled · muddled · flustered · discombobulated
Device showing wind direction
- folk-artTraditional community craftsmanship
- windchimeSuspended tubes that ring
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
Continuous change or flow
- inconstancyLack of steadiness
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
mutability · capriciousness · variability · instability · transience · fluctuation · mercurial · changeable
pinwheel
Spinning vaned toy
- yo-yoAxled discs on string
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
- jack-in-the-boxSpring-loaded surprise toy
buzzer · zoetrope · noisemaker · teetotum · dreidel · gyroscope · plaything · whizzers · spinner
rotation
Turning on an axis
whirl · pirouette · vortex · eddy · whorl · centrifuge · spindle · turbine · rotor · cyclone
merry-go-round
Rotating amusement ride
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- gallopersFast-moving horses
- platformRaised flat structure
canopy · fairground · gondolas · chariots
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
unsteady · woozy · reeling · dazed · bewildered · befuddled · muddled · flustered · discombobulated
weathervane
Device showing wind direction
- folk-artTraditional community craftsmanship
- windchimeSuspended tubes that ring
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
flux
Continuous change or flow
- inconstancyLack of steadiness
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
volatility · mutability · capriciousness · variability · instability · transience · fluctuation · mercurial · changeable · erratic
- wind spinnerspinwheel, pinwheels, wind spinner
- Folk Americanared barn, quilt, weathervane, covered wagon, log cabin
- swirlingwhirl, whirlpool, whirlwind, vortex, eddy
- wind-poweredwind turbine, windmill, sailboat, kite, sail
- yard decorwreath, garden gnome, lawn flamingo, garden ornament, bird bath
- spinnersspinning top, tops, top, gyroscopes, fidget spinner
whirligigstillness
Complete lack of motion
immobility · stasis · fixed object · motionlessness · inertia
whirligigcalm
Free from agitation
tranquility · stillness · serenity · repose · quietude
whirligigconstant
Fixed, unvarying quantity
steadiness · permanence · stability · fixity · invariable