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71roll — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drumming, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, toll; trill, chime, beat; reverberation, echoing, thunder; tattoo, rat a tat, rub a dub, pitter patter, dingdong, ticktock, charivari, quaver, peal of bells; …
72rotate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. revolve, turn round, pivot; alternate. See rotation, oscillation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To turn around an axis] Syn. pivot, twist, wheel, revolve; see turn 1 . 2. [To alternate] Syn. interchange,… …
73spin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. twirl, whirl, rotate; protract, draw out; gyrate, swirl, reel, eddy; fabricate. See rotation, loquacity, imagination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. circuit, rotation, gyration; see revolution 1 , turn 1 . v …
74turn — vb 1 Turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette can all mean to go or move or cause to go or move in a circle. Turn is a general rather colorless word implying movement in circle after circle or in a… …
75gyration — noun 1. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (Freq. 1) the plane made three rotations before it crashed the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year • Syn: ↑rotation, ↑revolution • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
76spin around — verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one s own axis (Freq. 3) The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy • Syn: ↑spin, ↑whirl, ↑reel, ↑gyrate • Derivationally related forms: ↑gyration …
77Circumgyrate — Cir cum*gy rate, v. t. & i. [Pref. circum + gyrate.] To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion. Ray. [1913 Webster] …
78Dextrogyrate — Dex tro*gy rate, a. [Dextro + gyrate.] (Chem. & Opt.) Same as {Dextrorotatory}. [1913 Webster] …
79Gerful — Ger ful, a. [Cf. OF. girer to twirl, E. gyrate.] Changeable; capricious. [Obs.] Chaucer …
80girandola — gir an*do la, girandole gir an*dole(j[i^]r an*d[=o]l; 277), n. [F. See {Gyrate}.] 1. An ornate ornamental branched candlestick, often with a mirror at the back. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. A flower stand, fountain, or the… …
