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Whorl (Noun)

A strand or cluster of hair.

Nouns denoting body parts.

The hairstylist worked around a whorl on her client's head that tended to twist clockwise as she applied dye.
On top of the head was an oddly spiraling whorl where she insisted all styling start, considering any haircut bad unless containing its circle there as major architectural prominence with layered areas.
Over the forehead and on the left side, his otherwise neatly styled hair swirled and coiled tightly in one spot into one chaotic whorl impossible to tame.
She'd start with the whorl at the crown of her head when washing and combing, avoiding any breakage by teasing that messy bit with her fingers gingerly.
Getting what had grown from the trouble spot started required fixing the particularly badly snarled whorl there by coaxing that snagged cluster of strands loose, tangle-free at last.

A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope".

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

A whirlpool in the river formed a whorl that sucked everything towards its center.
The delicate shell featured a spiral whorl pattern resembling a nautilus.
As she looked closer, she saw the tiny whorl on the fingerprint under the microscope.
A large whorl of a tropical storm developed in the warm ocean waters.
A massive whorl of tangled roots blocked the passage of the stream.

A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

The delicate flower had a whorl of petals that swirled outward from its center.
A whorl of leaves grew from the stem of the succulent plant, creating a beautiful pattern.
The whorl of sepals on the rose bud protected the delicate petals inside.
The whorl of scales on the fish's body shone in shades of turquoise and silver.
The intricate whorl of a nautilus shell was a marvel of natural engineering.