MOVEMENT

/ˈmuːv.mənt/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 19

Scrabble letter values: M3O1V4E1M3E1N1T1 = 15

Definition

  1. noun a change of position that does not entail a change of location. — synonyms: motion, move, motility
  2. noun the act of changing location from one place to another. — synonyms: motion, move
  3. noun a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. — synonyms: motion
  4. noun a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. — synonyms: social_movement, front
  5. noun a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata.
  6. noun a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end. — synonyms: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort
  7. noun an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. — synonyms: apparent_motion, motion, apparent_movement
  8. noun a euphemism for defecation. — synonyms: bowel_movement, bm
  9. noun a general tendency to change (as of opinion). — synonyms: drift, trend
  10. noun the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock).
  11. noun the act of changing the location of something.

Examples

  • “the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
  • “movement is a sign of life”
  • “an impatient move of his hand”

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