Tossing and turning of a raft in a river hydraulic, as if caught in the spin cycle of a washing machine. Also called a "Swirly".
Maytag Corporation was a $4.7 billion home and commercial appliance company, headquartered in Newton, Iowa from 1893 to 2006, and now part of the Whirlpool Corporation.
Stuck in a hole and thrashed about as if in a washing machine. Usually not fun!
A machine or device for drying something, esp. the hair or laundry
an appliance that removes moisture
(Drying (food)) Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of microorganisms and hinders quality decay. Drying food using sun and wind to prevent spoilage has been practised since ancient times.
A substance mixed with oil paint or ink to promote drying
Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water moisture or moisture from another solvent, by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid (hereafter product). To be considered "drying", the final product must be a solid, either as a continuous sheet (e.g.
The genre of such poems
A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation
epic poem: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"
A long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time