Clues for the word "VORTEX"
We've had 17 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 35 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on January 03, 2025.
Definition of vortex
- n. - A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy.
- n. - A supposed collection of particles of very subtile matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or a planet. Descartes attempted to account for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it, by a theory of vortices.
- n. - Any one of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix.
Referring Clues
- Whirlpool or tornado
- Whirling mass
- Tornado
- Spinning flow
- Whirlpool
- Eddy
- Spinning mass
- Whirling waters
- Tornado, for instance
- Maelstrom
- Almost 5 or 10, with 10 the turning point?
- Whirlpool - whirlwind
- Whirling motion
- Eddy's to try to contain scrap
- Polar ___ (low-pressure phenomenon)
- Polar ___ (weather phenomenon)
- Mass of whirling fluid or air
Last Seen In
- Daily American - January 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 27, 2024
- USA Today - April 13, 2024
- Daily American - January 23, 2024
- Daily American - January 03, 2023
- Daily American - January 23, 2018
- Guardian Speedy - April 30, 2017
- Daily American - January 03, 2017
- Netword - November 19, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - May 03, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 25, 2015
- LA Times - October 16, 2012
- Guardian Quick - July 22, 2012
- LA Times - February 10, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - November 23, 2011
- Guardian Quick - October 28, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 24, 2011
- Guardian Quick - March 06, 2011
- Universal - February 12, 2011
- New York Times - November 11, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 30, 2010
- Thinks Daily - January 13, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 04, 2009
- New York Times - May 19, 2008
- Guardian Quick - February 17, 2008
- Thinks Daily - January 13, 2008
- Jonesin - January 16, 2007
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 15, 2006
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - May 28, 2006
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 21, 2006
- And in 5 more crossword puzzles...