MOTION
Scrabble letter values: M3O1T1I1O1N1 = 8
Definition
- verb show, express or direct through movement. — synonyms: gesticulate, gesture
- noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals. — synonyms: gesture
- noun a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. — synonyms: movement
- noun a change of position that does not entail a change of location. — synonyms: movement, move, motility
- noun a state of change.
- noun a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote. — synonyms: question
- noun the act of changing location from one place to another. — synonyms: movement, move
- noun an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. — synonyms: apparent_motion, apparent_movement, movement
Examples
- “He gestured his desire to leave”
- “the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
- “movement is a sign of life”