eddy

Plural: eddies, eddys

Noun

founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
A circular current; a whirlpool.
A marijuana edible.

Verb

Verb Forms: eddied, eddying, eddies

To move in a circular current, typically against the main flow.
flow in a circular current, of liquids
To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

Examples

The letters on his rack seemed to EDDY, refusing to form a coherent word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).

Synonyms

Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy, purl, swirl, twist, whirl, whirlpool

Scrabble Score: 9

eddy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
eddy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eddy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

eddy: valid Words With Friends Word