revolve
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(verb) turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
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Synonyms: go around, rotate |
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Related Words: draw out, drive in, gyrate, reel, screw, spin, spin around, swirl, turn, twiddle, twirl, wheel, wheel around, whirl |
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(verb) to rotate or cause to rotate: "The child rolled down the hill"; "She rolled the ball her eyes at his words" |
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Synonyms: roll, turn over |
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Related Words: turn |
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(verb) move in an orbit, as of celestial bodies: "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun" |
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Synonyms: orbit |
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Related Words: circle, circulate, retrograde |
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