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- [swiv-uh l]
- /ˈswɪv əl/
- /ˈswɪv.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swiv-uh l]
- /ˈswɪv əl/
Definitions of swivel word
- noun swivel a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle. 1
- noun swivel such a device consisting of two parts, each of which turns around independently, as a compound link of a chain, one part of which turns freely in the other by means of a headed pin or the like. 1
- noun swivel a pivoted support allowing a gun to turn around in a horizontal plane. 1
- noun swivel a swivel gun. 1
- noun swivel a device attached to a loom and used as a shuttle to weave extra threads in the production of small figures, especially dots. 1
- verb with object swivel to turn or pivot on or as if on a swivel: He swiveled his chair around. 1
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Origin of swivel
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English (noun), equivalent to swiv- (weak stem of Old English swīfan to revolve; cognate with Old Norse svīfa to turn) + -el instrumental suffix
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Parts of speech for Swivel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swivel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% 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".
swivel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swivel
verb swivel
- 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.
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
noun swivel
- conjuncture — a combination of events, esp a critical one
- copula — A copula is the same as a linking verb.
- curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- fulcra — the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
- fulcrum — the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
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