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   eddy

   /ˈɛdi/

   noun

   • 1. a circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool: "the current was forming foam-lipped eddies along the bank"
   • ▪ a circular movement of wind, fog, or smoke: "an eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage"

   verb

   • 1. (of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way: "the mists from the river eddied round the banks"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably from the Germanic base of the Old English prefix ed- ‘again, back’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • D

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   • D

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   • Y

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