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giro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cute adj Attractive in a charming, often small or youthful way.
  • gyre noun A swirling vortex.
  • revolution noun A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favour of a new system.
  • spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
  • turnaround noun A complete reversal of direction, policy, or fortune.

Senses

giro is used for these senses in English:

  • cute Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
  • gyre (oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
  • gyrus (anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
  • revolution Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
  • spin Rapid circular motion.
  • turn A change of direction or orientation.
  • turn A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.

cute — full definition

  1. adj Attractive in a charming, often small or youthful way.
  2. adj Trying too hard to be clever or charming, in a way that can seem forced.

gyre — full definition

  1. noun A swirling vortex.
  2. noun A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
  3. noun Synonym of gyrus (“a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain”).
  4. noun An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.

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