Difference between Whirlpool and Purl

What is the difference between Whirlpool and Purl?

Whirlpool as a noun is a rapidly rotating body of water; a vortex while Purl as a noun is a particular stitch in knitting.

Whirlpool

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a rapidly rotating body of water; a vortex turmoil, or agitated excitement

Purl

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge(knitting) an inverted stitch producing ribbing etcto upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlongto flow with murmuring sound in swirls and eddies

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A particular stitch in knitting.the edge of lace trimmed with loopsa heavy or headlong fall, an upset(archaic) formerly ale spiced with wormwood and sometimes warmed.

We hope you now know whether to use Whirlpool or Purl in your sentence.

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