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- [piv-uh t]
- /ˈpɪv ət/
- /ˈpɪv.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [piv-uh t]
- /ˈpɪv ət/
Definitions of pivot word
- noun pivot a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates. 1
- noun pivot the end of a shaft or arbor, resting and turning in a bearing. 1
- noun pivot any thing or person on which something or someone functions or depends vitally: He is the pivot of my life. 1
- noun pivot the person in a line, as of troops on parade, whom the others use as a point about which to wheel or maneuver. 1
- noun pivot a whirling about on one foot. 1
- noun pivot Basketball. the act of keeping one foot in place while holding the ball and moving the other foot one step in any direction, so as not to be charged with walking. 1
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Origin of pivot
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < French pivot (noun), pivoter (v.), Old French < ?
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Parts of speech for Pivot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pivot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pivot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pivot
noun pivot
- arbor — An arbor is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- axis — An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something.
- axle — An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle.
- bullseye — the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.
- caster — a person or thing that casts
verb pivot
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcked — a simple past tense and past participle of arc.
- arcking — a present participle of arc.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
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