Seesaw

//ˈsiː.sɔː//

Synonyms for "seesaw" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

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Related words (65)

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9 relation types

More general

4 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

at location

1 entries

derived

3 entries

etymologically related_to

6 entries

is a

1 entries

manner of

2 entries

part of

1 entries

related to

2 entries

Translations

92 translations across 45 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • cilivi noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Asturian

1 entries
  • cañiqueta noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • basqıncaq noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • yelləncək noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • tərəddüd etmək verb (to fluctuate)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • друсане noun (movement)
  • карбалка noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • кърбалка noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • лю́лка noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Catalan

1 entries
  • palanca noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 搖搖板 /摇摇板 noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 蹺蹺板 /跷跷板 noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • 玩蹺蹺板 /玩跷跷板 verb (to use a seesaw)

Czech

2 entries
  • houpačka noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • houpání noun (movement)

Danish

1 entries
  • vippe noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Dutch

4 entries
  • wip noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • wipwap noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • wippen verb (to use a seesaw)
  • wipwappen verb (to use a seesaw)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • baskulo noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • baskulumi verb (to use a seesaw)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kiik noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • kiikuma verb (to use a seesaw)

Finnish

4 entries
  • keinulauta noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • keinuminen noun (movement)
  • keinua verb (to use a seesaw)
  • keinua verb (to fluctuate)

French

3 entries
  • balançoire noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • balançoire à bascule noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • tapecul noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Galician

1 entries
  • bambán noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Gallo

1 entries
  • brancidjeule noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Georgian

2 entries
  • აიწონა-დაიწონა noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • აიწონა-დაიწონას თამაში verb (to use a seesaw)

German

3 entries
  • (Allgäu) Gigampfi noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • Wippe noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • wippen verb (to use a seesaw)

Greek

1 entries
  • τραμπάλα noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • נַדְנֵדָה noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • libikóka noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • mérleghinta noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • libikókázik verb (to use a seesaw)
  • mérleghintázik verb (to use a seesaw)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • vegasalt noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • vega salt verb (to use a seesaw)

Irish

2 entries
  • cranndaí bogadaí noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • maide corrach noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Italian

1 entries
  • altalena noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Japanese

1 entries
  • シーソー noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Korean

4 entries
  • 널 noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • 널뛰기 noun (movement)
  • 시소 noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • 널뛰다 verb (to use a seesaw)

Latin

1 entries
  • oscillum noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • клацкалка noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • клацкање noun (movement)
  • се клацка verb (to use a seesaw)

Malay

1 entries
  • jongkang-jongket noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Maltese

1 entries
  • ċaqlembuta noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Māori

3 entries
  • tiemi noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • pīonioni verb (to fluctuate)
  • tiemi verb (to use a seesaw)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • dumphuske noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • dumpe verb (to use a seesaw)
  • svinge verb (to fluctuate)

Polish

2 entries
  • huśtawka noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • huśtawka wagowa noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • balancé noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • gangorra noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • sobe-e-desce noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Russian

3 entries
  • каче́ли noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • кача́ться на доске́ verb (to use a seesaw)
  • колебаться verb (to fluctuate)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • iobalag obalag noun (movement)
  • làir-mhaide noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • klackalica noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Spanish

3 entries
  • balanceo noun (movement)
  • balancín noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • subibaja noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Swedish

1 entries
  • gungbräda noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • tiwasan noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Tajik

1 entries
  • арғунчак noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Thai

1 entries
  • กระดานหก noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Turkish

1 entries
  • tahterevalli noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • bập bênh noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Welsh

2 entries
  • si-so noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)
  • sigldyhoedan noun (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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Two girls played on the seesaw.

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Tom and Mary were playing on the seesaw.

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The seesaw was in a shady area of the playground.

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Be cautious on the seesaw, balance carefully!

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