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eddy.

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛd.i/UK, US

  1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

  2. A circular current; a whirlpool.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éti Proto-Germanic *idi- Proto-West Germanic *id- Old English ed- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Germanic *ahwō Proto-West Germanic *ahu Old English ēa Old English edēa Middle English eddy English eddy From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).

verb/ˈɛd.i/UK, US

  1. To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

    intransitive
    He waded out, the stream eddying around his legs.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éti Proto-Germanic *idi- Proto-West Germanic *id- Old English ed- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Germanic *ahwō Proto-West Germanic *ahu Old English ēa Old English edēa Middle English eddy English eddy From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).

noun/ˈɛd.i/UK, US

  1. A marijuana edible.

    slang
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Clipping of edible.

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