| Concept: | [Curvilinear motion] Circuition. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
circuition, curculation; turn, curvet; excursiion, circumvention, circumnavigation, circumambulation; northwest passage; circuit [more]., turning; wrench; evolution; coil, corkscrew.
-verbs
turn, bend, wheel; go about, put about; heel; go round to the right about, turn round to the right about; turn on one's heel; make a circle, make a complete circle, describe a circle, describe a complete circle; go through, go through [more], turn 180 degrees, turn 360 degrees., circumnavigate, circumambulate, circumvent; "put a girdle round about the earth" [M.N.D.]; go the round, make the round of., wind, circulate, meander; whisk, twirl; twist (convolution); make a detour (circuit).
-adjectives
turning; circuitous; circumforaneous, circumfluent.
-adverbs
round about.
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| Main Entry: | life cycle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | processes of lifeform |
Synonyms: |
biological clock, biorhythm, circuition, life process, wheel of life |
| Main Entry: | round trip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a trip there and back |
Synonyms: |
big salami, circuit clout, circuition, closing the circle, dinger, full circle, one you can hang the wash on, round tripper, tater, there and back, tour |