Whirligig
WordNet
noun
(1) Large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
(2) A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
"He got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
verb
(3) Whirl or spin like a whirligig
WiktionaryText
English
Noun
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top.
- A whirligig beetle.
- A device for punishing prisoners comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around.
Quotations
- 1600-1, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
- And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.