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All revolve synonyms

reΒ·volve
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verb revolve

  • comes around β€” to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • ideating β€” to form an idea, thought, or image of.
  • muse β€” to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
  • go round β€” go-around (defs 2, 3).
  • eddying β€” a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
  • circulate β€” If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
  • intellectualize β€” to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
  • flanked β€” the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
  • girdled β€” a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
  • dittoed β€” the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β€³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • intellectualise β€” to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
  • dinning β€” a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
  • flanking β€” the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
  • mull over β€” to study or ruminate; ponder.
  • orbit β€” the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
  • ensphere β€” (transitive) To place in a sphere; to envelop.
  • go around β€” an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
  • kick around β€” to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
  • circuited β€” Simple past tense and past participle of circuit.
  • gyrate β€” to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
  • wheel β€” a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
  • girdling β€” a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
  • ingeminate β€” to repeat; reiterate.
  • circuiting β€” Present participle of circuit.
  • woolgather β€” to engage in woolgathering.
  • goes around β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • mull β€” to study or ruminate; ponder.
  • knock around β€” to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • hold over β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • meditate β€” to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
  • be-have β€” to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
  • operate β€” to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
  • chew over β€” If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
  • get about β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • circumvolve β€” to (cause to) turn around
  • whirl β€” to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
  • woolgathering β€” indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
  • come around β€” If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
  • whirligig β€” something that whirls or revolves.
  • bowl β€” A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
  • make like β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • aways β€” to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
  • gyre β€” a ring or circle.
  • get around β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • hammer away at β€” persist
  • circumduct β€” (obsolete) To lead about or astray.
  • arcing β€” Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.

noun revolve

  • gyration β€” the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
  • whir β€” to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
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