VERB | motion | pivot, swivel | turn on a pivot |
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NOUN | person | pivot, pivot man | the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver |
artifact | pivot, pin | axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns | |
act | pivot | the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot |
Sounds | pih'vaht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver. | |
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Synonym | pivot man | |
Broader | marcher, parader | walks with regular or stately step |
Adjectives | pivotal | being of crucial importance |
Meaning | Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns. | |
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Synonym | pin | |
Narrower | fulcrum | The pivot about which a lever turns |
pintle | A pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge | |
Broader | axis, axis of rotation | The center around which something rotates |
Spanish | pivote | |
Catalan | piu, pivot | |
Verbs | pivot | turn on a pivot |
Meaning | The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot. | |
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Example | "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot" | |
Broader | rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
Spanish | pivote | |
Verbs | pivot | turn on a pivot |
Meaning | turn on a pivot. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonym | swivel | |
Narrower | pirouette | Do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance |
Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
Spanish | girar, pivotar | |
Catalan | pivotar | |
Nouns | pivot | the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot |
pivot | axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns |
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