course vs whirl

whirl vs course

course and whirl both are nouns.

course and whirl both are verbs.

course is an adverb but whirl is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
course	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
whirl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, whirl is a hyponym of course; that is, whirl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:

course: move along, of liquids
whirl: flow in a circular current, of liquids

Other hyponyms of course include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

course (noun)	whirl (noun)
a mode of action	a usually brief attempt
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	the act of rotating rapidly
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport	confused movement
(construction) a layer of masonry	the shape of something rotating rapidly
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves

course (verb)	whirl (verb)
hunt with hounds	flow in a circular current, of liquids
move along, of liquids	turn in a twisting or spinning motion
move swiftly through or over	cause to spin
	fly around
	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

course (adverb)	whirl (adverb)
as might be expected

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