Two girls played on the seesaw.
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Seesaw
/ˈsiː.sɔː/
Synonyms for "seesaw" (135 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Noun(6 words)
alternatealternatelyalternationback and fillback and forthback-and-forthbackward and forwardbackwards and forwardsbattledore and shuttlecockblow hot and coldcantcarouselchutechute-the-chuteschutescoactioncome and gocoming and goingcomplementary distributionconcurrence
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Strong matches (41)
ebb and flowengagementferris wheelflounderfluctuateflux and refluxflying horsesgo through phaseshitch and hikein and outinclineinteractioninterchangeintercommunicationintercourseinterlacingintermeshinginterplayintertwininginterweaving
Noun(4 words)
Related words (67)
quid pro quoreciprocalreciprocallyreciprocatereciprocationreciprocativerhythmic playride and tiering the changesrockrockerrocking chairrocking stonerollroller coasterround and roundroundaboutseesawingshiftshuffle
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shuttleshuttlecockshuttlewisesine wavestaggerswagswayswingteeterteeter totterteeter-totterteeter-totteringteeterboardteeteringteetery-bendertilttiltertit for tatto and froto-and-frotottertotteringturnup and downup-and-downups and downsvacillatevaryvibratorvice versawaverwax and wanewhipwhirligigwibble-wabblewigwagwobbleyawzigzag
Noun(4 words)
Verb(4 words)
Related word relations
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More general
11 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCollocations
10 entrieschild seesawplay equipmentseesaw effectseesaw mechanismseesaw motionseesaw patternseesawing actionseesawing behaviorteeterboardtwo person seesaw
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- друсане noun (movement)
Czech
1 entries- houpání noun (movement)
Finnish
1 entries- keinuminen noun (movement)
Korean
1 entries- 널뛰기 noun (movement)
Macedonian
1 entries- клацкање noun (movement)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- iobalag obalag noun (movement)
Spanish
1 entries- balanceo noun (movement)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
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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