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Noun: eddy  e-dee
  1. A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
    "Leaves were caught in an eddy of wind";
    - twist
Verb: eddy  e-dee
  1. Flow in a circular current, of liquids
    "The water eddied around the rocks";
    - purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
Noun: Eddy  e-dee
  1. Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
    - Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy

Derived forms: eddies, eddying, eddied

Type of: course, current, feed, flow, religious person, run, stream

Encyclopedia: Eddy, Mike