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WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the act of rotating as if on an axis

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  • “Bughouse," whispered by Jim, nor see the anxiety on his sister's face, nor notice the rotary motion of Bernard Higginbotham's finger, whereby he imparted the suggestion of wheels revolving in his brother-in-law's head.”

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hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. motility
  1. movement
  1. motion
  1. move

hyponyms (18)

Words that are more specific

  1. wind
  2. whirl
  3. turn
  1. winding
  2. whirling
  3. turn-out
  1. spiral
  2. feather
  3. circumvolution
  1. supination
  2. pivot
  3. feathering
  1. gyration
  2. twist
  3. spin
  1. pronation
  2. twirl
  3. twisting

reverse dictionary (53)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. twist
  2. cam
  3. universal joint
  4. rotal
  5. rotary
  6. pallet
  7. pump-bob
  8. rotative engine
  9. heart-cam
  10. pitman
  1. turbo-air-compressor
  2. jack-in-a-box
  3. left-handed
  4. circumgyrate
  5. feed-peg
  6. fitcher
  7. gyro-pigeon
  8. lag-barrel
  9. piston-motor
  10. throw-crank
  1. trochilic
  2. trochilics
  3. boomerang
  4. bore
  5. screening-machine
  6. ball-and-socket joint
  7. core-valve
  8. girdle-wheel
  9. cyclosis
  10. sidespin
  1. drag link
  2. transmission shaft
  3. worm gear
  4. rack and pinion
  5. roll
  6. crank
  7. axial motion
  8. axial rotation
  9. rifle
  10. rotator
  1. silencer
  2. vire
  3. vortex
  4. flashing
  5. mill
  6. rolling
  7. rose-engine
  8. soap-crutching
  9. trochalopoda
  10. throw
  1. treadmill
  2. treadwheel
  3. vertiginous

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