Rotate

/ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/

Synonyms for "rotate" (280 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Verb(10 words)

circumvolve revolve alternatedassign workersbirl cartwheeled counterbalancedcrank the levercranked cycled

Noun(14 words)

adjust orientationalternate alternates alternating backspin bank birling carousels circles circling circular cranks cyclecycle based

advance alternate ascend backback upbandybe here againbecome airbornebudge changechange placecircle circular circulate circumrotate circumvolute clear climb coilcome again

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come and gocome aroundcome roundcome round againcome up againconvert crank cycle

Adjective(4 words)

alternate numbercelestial motionclockwise wheel turningcrank-rotating

Strong matches (84)

Noun(30 words)

cyclingduty cycleexchanges flip flipping flips gyrating gyration hinge hooping kaleidoscopesknee twistknobs loops orb orbit orbiting orientating overturning paddocking

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panning pans pinwheeling pinwheels pirouettespivot moment analysispivots ratchet reorient reshuffles

descend ebb ensue evert exchange flowfly aloftfollowget overgogo aroundgo roundgo sidewaysgyrate gyre interchange intermit introvert intussuscept invaginate

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inverse invertjump offleave the groundmount movemove overoscillate pirouette pivot plunge progress pronate pulsate pulse reappear recur reel regress relieve reoccur repeat resupinate retrogress return

Verb(8 words)

flippedgo aroundgyrated gyrates pirouetted pivoted rerotate retrovert

Determiner(1 words)

more turning points

Related words (140)

reverse revolve rise rollroll aroundround run screw shift sink soar spell spin stir stream subside succeed supinate swap swing

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switch swiveltake offtake turnstaxi transpose travel turnturn a pirouetteturn aboutturn aroundturn downturn inturn inside outturn outturn overturn roundturn the scaleturn the tablesturn upside downtwirl twist undulate wamble wane wheelwheel aroundwhirl wind

Noun(71 words)

reverses revolution revolve revolving rocking rolando rolling rollsromanian transformarotation roundelays sequence shift shifts slew slewing slews slue slues somersault

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spinspin energy ideaspin in wordingspinning spins swirl swirling switch swiveling swivelling swivels tandeariltechnology adoption turning pointtorques torquing transformation turbines turnturn wheelturningturning point eraturning pointsturning wheelturning wheel mechanismturns twiddle twiddles twirling twirls twisting twists vorticeswheel turnwheel turn mechanismwheel turn mechanismswheel turnedwheel turnswheeling wheels whir whirligigs whirling whirls whorls windmill windmilling windmills wrists yaw yawing yaws

Verb(20 words)

revolved revolves rolled rotated slewed slued sluing splayspread outspun swapped swiveled swivelledturn dialturn outturnedtwirl on stagetwirled wheeled whirled

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More general

15 entries

action alternate change growimage editing operationmapping motion movement organization program schedule scheduling serve transformation turn

More specific

14 entries

arbitrary angle rotationclassroom rotationclockwise rotationcounterclockwise rotationdesk rotationduty rotationfull rotationgyrationhalf turnlab rotationquarter turnrevolutionshift rotationspin

Collocations

11 entries

clockwise rotationcounterclockwise rotationrotate clockwiserotate counterclockwiserotate the knobrotate the wheelrotate through optionsrotation anglerotation axisrotation matrixrotation schedule

Inflections

6 entries

more rotatedmost rotatedrotated rotates rotating rotations

Derivations

5 entries

rerotate rotation rotational rotationally rotator

similar

3 entries

circumvolvego aroundrevolve

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Rotate your screen to see other images.

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Anatomical breast implants, however, can also deform the shape of the breast if they rotate sideways.

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Uranus is unique in our solar system because it is tilted 98 degrees. When viewed from Earth, it appears to rotate on its side!

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Each layer of the Rubik's Cube can rotate in three dimensions and in two directions.

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