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  • 1. gyre
  • Gyre in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. gyre
  • Gyre in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. gyre

noun. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

Synonyms

  • coil
  • curlicue
  • scroll
  • verticil
  • round shape
  • whorl
  • curl
  • ringlet
  • calyx
  • roll

Antonyms

  • uncoil
  • unbend
  • straighten
  • repel

Etymology

  • gyrus (Latin)
  • γῦρος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Sentences with gyre


1. Noun, singular or mass
The destruction of the first stanza must stand for something, and Yeats sees it as heralding a new epoch, or gyre.

2. Adjective
The answer again, according to the structure and rules inherent in English grammar, are gyre"" aria-label="Link to "gyre""> "gyre" and "gimble", introduced by "did."

3. Verb, base form
What could gyre"" aria-label="Link to "gyre""> "gyre" and "gimble" mean?

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