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purl: a basic knitting stitch; gold or silver wire thread; make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"; embroider with gold or silver thread; edge or border with gold or silver embroidery; knit with a purl stitch

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applique collapse: a decorative design made of one material sewn over another; sew on as a decoration

gurge collapse

whorl collapse

whirlpool collapse: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

burble collapse

gurgle collapse: the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck; utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"; make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

whirligig collapse: whirl or spin like a whirligig

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

rim collapse: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached; (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"; the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object; roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"; furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"; run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"

adjoin collapse: attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"

eddy collapse: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910); flow in a circular current, of liquids

twirl collapse: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

sewing collapse: joining or attaching by stitches; needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"

swish collapse: a brushing or rustling sound

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

plash collapse

hem collapse: lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down; utter `hem' or `ahem'; fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"

swash collapse: the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"; make violent, noisy movements

fringe collapse: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels; a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"; decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"; adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"

embroider collapse: add details to; decorate with needlework

gyre collapse

ripple collapse: a small wave on the surface of a liquid; (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value; stir up (water) so as to form ripples; flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"

reel collapse: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps; winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod; a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector; music composed for dancing a reel; wind onto or off a reel

slosh collapse: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls"

verge collapse: a grass border along a road; the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"; border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal"

swirl collapse

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