| VERB | motion | teeter, seesaw, totter | move unsteadily, with a rocking motion |
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| NOUN | artifact | teeter, seesaw, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board | a plaything consisting of a board / board balanced on a fulcrum |
| Sounds | tiy'ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A plaything consisting of a board / board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end. | |
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| Synonyms | seesaw, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board | |
| Part of | playground | Yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play |
| Broader | plaything, toy | An artifact designed to be played with |
| Spanish | balancín, subibaja | |
| Catalan | palanca, tímbala-tàmbala | |
| Meaning | Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | seesaw, totter | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | bambolearse, tambalearse, tambalear | |
| Catalan | balancejar, balandrejar, oscil·lar, titubejar, trontollar, trontollejar | |
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