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| Domain | Definition |
Geography | Ensemble of particles of dust or sand, sometimes accompanied by small litter, raised from the ground in the form of a. . . column of varying height with a small diameter and an approximately vertical axi s. Source: European Union. (references) |
Weather | A rotating column of air rendered visible by dust. Similar to debris cloud; see also dust devil, gustnado, tornado. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: DUST WHIRL |
| Specialty definitions using "DUST WHIRL": Funnel Cloud ♦ Landspout. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "DUST WHIRL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stoevhvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), sandhvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zandhoosje (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), stofwervel (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), stofhoosje (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pölypyörre (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tourbillon de sable (dust devil), tourbillon de poussière (dust devil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Staubteufel (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), Staubhose (dancing devil, dust bowl, dust devil, sand whirl), Sandteufel (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), Sandhose (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | στρόβιλος κονιορτού (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), αμμοστρόβιλος (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | portölcsér (dust devil), porforgatag (dust devil), porörvény (dust devil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | vortice di sabbia (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), vortice di polvere (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ustday irlwhay remoinho de poeira (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), remoinho de areia (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) tolvanera (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), remolino de polvo (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), remolino de arena (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) dammvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl), sandvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, sand whirl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-h-i-l-r-s-t-u-w" | |
-3 letters: dhutis, thirds, thirls, thurls, twirls, whilst, whirls, widths. | |
-4 letters: dhuti, dirls, dirts, duits, durst, hilts, hilus, hurds, hurls, hurst, hurts, lurid, ruths, shirt, swirl, swith, third, thirl, thuds, thurl, tirls, turds, twirl, whids, whirl, whirs, whist, whits, width, wilds, wilts, wrist, writs, wurst. | |
-5 letters: dirl, dirt, dish, dits, duit, dust, hilt, hist, hits. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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