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Edam (2)
edaphic
edaphic climax
edaphosaurus
edbiz
EDC
Edda
eddo
eddy
eddy current
Eddystone Rocks
edelweiss
edema
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Eden Prairie
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eddy

ed·dy [ éddee ]


noun  (plural ed·dies)
Definition:
 
small whirl: a movement in a flowing stream of liquid or gas in which the current doubles back to form a small whirl



intransitive verb  (past and past participle ed·died, present participle ed·dy·ing, 3rd person present singular ed·dies)
Definition:
 
flow against current: to flow contrary to the main current, or make something flow in this way
He waded out, the stream eddying around his legs.

[15th century. Origin ?]
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