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gyrate

[v. jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adj. jahy-reyt]

gy·rate

[v. jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adj. jahy-reyt] verb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
adjective
2.
Zoology. having convolutions.

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Gyrate is always a great word to know.
So is porifera. Does it mean:
animal phylum comprised of sponges
warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers, wings, scaly legs and beak which bear young in shelled eggs

Origin:
1820–30; < Latin gȳrātus (past participle of gȳrāre to turn around). See gyr-, -ate1

gy·ra·tor, noun
mul·ti·gy·rate, adjective
pseu·do·gy·rate, adjective
un·gy·rat·ing, adjective


1. spin, twirl, revolve, swirl, pirouette.

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gyrate
 
vb
1.  (intr) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis
 
adj
2.  biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate
 
[C19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros]
 
gyratory
 
adj

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gyrate gy·rate (jī'rāt')
v. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates

  1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis.

  2. To revolve in or as if in a circle or spiral.

adj.
In rings; coiled or convoluted.
gy·ra'tion n.

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