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REVOLVING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REVOLVING?

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Associations of "Revolving" (30 Words)

Associations of "Revolving" (30 Words)

anticlockwise	In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock. Stopcocks are opened by turning them anticlockwise.
circle	Form a circle around. Encircle the errors.
circular	Having a circular shape. I received a circular* from a building society.*
circulate	Move around freely. This letter is being circulated among the faculty.
convolute	Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive. A convolute* petal.*
convolve	Roll or coil together; entwine.
curve	A line on a graph whether straight or curved showing how one quantity varies with respect to another. He relies on a couple of curves and a modest fastball.
flip	The act of flipping a coin. She dismissed his qualms with a flip* of her hand.*
gyroscope	A device consisting of a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction The orientation of the axis is not affected by tilting of the mounting so gyroscopes can be used to provide stability or maintain a reference direction in navigation systems automatic pilots and stabilizers.
helical	Having the shape or form of a helix; spiral. Helical molecules.
kink	Form a curl curve or kink. There are still a few kinks to iron out.
orbit	The state of moving in an orbit. Mercury orbits the Sun.
pinwheel	Spin or rotate like a pinwheel. His car pinwheeled into a barrier.
pivot	Turn on a pivot. The pivot* of community life was the chapel.*
precession	The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone.
propeller	A mechanical device for propelling a boat or aircraft, consisting of a revolving shaft with two or more broad, angled blades attached to it.
rotary	A rotary machine engine or device. The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary.
rotate	Perform a job or duty on a rotating basis. We rotate* the lead soprano every night.*
rotation	A tour of duty, especially by a medical practitioner in training. The rotation* of the dancer kept time with the music.*
round	So as to surround someone or something. He passed round* a newspaper cutting.*
slew	Of an electronic device undergo slewing. He slewed the aircraft round before it settled on the runway.
somersault	Do a somersault. Paula s stomach turned a somersault.
spheroid	A solid generated by a half revolution of an ellipse about its major axis prolate spheroid or minor axis oblate spheroid. It looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid.
spin	Fish with a spinner. A DJ spins hits from the sixties.
spindle	A Eurasian shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds Its hard timber was formerly used for making spindles. Chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis.
swerve	An erratic deflection from an intended course. A lorry swerved across her path.
swivel	Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel. She swivelled her eyes round.
turn	Cause to change or turn into something different assume new characteristics. He made an abrupt turn* away from her.*
whirl	(of the head, mind, or senses) seem to spin round. I gave it a whirl.
wind	Make a baby bring up wind after feeding by patting its back. The road winds around the lake.