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merry-go-whirl

merry-go-whirl noun: synonym of merry-go-round.

Noun

merry-go-whirl (plural merry-go-whirls)

  1. (rare) Synonym of merry-go-round.
    • year unknown, Chicago (Ill.). Department of Public Works, Annual Report of the Department of Public Works for the Year Ending December 31, ... to the City Council of the City of Chicago
      ... the playground repairmen. This apparatus consisted of athletic slides, swing sets, baby chair swing sets...
    • ... mass communications route in a merry-go-whirl of “blood, sweat and not-always-pear-shaped tones." Completely student operated by Benson's junior and senior boys ...1958, NAEB Journal
    Synonyms:
    merry-go-round

Synonyms of merry-go-whirl

Forms of merry-go-whirl

pluralmerry-go-whirls

Questions about merry-go-whirl

What does merry-go-whirl mean?
Merry-go-whirl means synonym of merry-go-round.
What part of speech is merry-go-whirl?
Merry-go-whirl is a noun.
What is the plural of merry-go-whirl?
The plural of merry-go-whirl is merry-go-whirls.

Words near merry-go-whirl in the dictionary

  1. merry-go-arounds
  2. merry-go-down
  3. merry-go-round
  4. merry-go-rounds
  5. merry-go-sorry
  6. merry-go-whirl
  7. merry-go-whirls
  8. merry-maker
  9. merry-makers
  10. merry-making
  11. merry-meeting

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