eddy

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eddy

A small eddy forms in the creek behind a smooth rock.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind: A small, circular movement of water, air, or another fluid, created when the current flows back on itself, often against the main current.
    • [Proper noun] Founder of Christian Science: Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), the founder of the Christian Science religious movement in 1866.

  2. Verb:

    • To flow in a circular current: To move in a circular or whirling path, typically used for liquids, air, or smoke.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The canoe was caught in a small eddy near the riverbank.
    • A small eddy of leaves danced in the corner of the courtyard.
    • Mary Baker Eddy wrote "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."

  • Verb:

    • The water eddied around the rocks.
    • Smoke from the chimney eddied in the still air.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be caught in an eddy": To be trapped or drawn into a circular current, often used metaphorically for being stuck in a repetitive situation.
    • The debate kept eddying around the same points without progress.
  • "Eddies of thought/activity": Used figuratively to describe small, swirling clusters of ideas or bustling activity.
    • Eddies of conversation filled the room.
Variants and Related Words
  • Eddying (adj, present participle): Describing something that is moving in a circular current.
    • The eddying waters were dangerous for swimmers.
  • Eddy current (n, technical): A localized electric current induced in a conductor by a changing magnetic field, often causing swirling heat patterns.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Whirlpool, vortex, swirl, maelstrom (for larger, more powerful versions).
  • Verb: Swirl, whirl, spiral, circulate.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Eddy" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its verbal use is typically intransitive.) - Eddy about/around: To move in small, circular currents in a particular area. - Mist eddied about the mountain peaks.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered solely on the word "eddy.") - "In an eddy of": Sometimes used poetically or descriptively to mean surrounded by or caught up in swirling activity or emotion. - She was lost in an eddy of conflicting emotions.

eddy

A small eddy forms in the creek behind a smooth rock.

Noun
  1. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
  2. founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
Verb
  1. flow in a circular current, of liquids

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