swerve (verb)
81de|flect — «dih FLEHKT», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to bend or turn aside; change the direction of: »The wind deflected the arrow s path. The ball deflected from its straight course. Figurative. His thoughts were deflected by her constant chatter.… …
82sheer´ness — sheer1 «shihr», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. very thin; almost transparent: »Sheer white curtains hung at the little windows to let in as much light as possible. 2. unmixed with anything else; complete: »sheer nonsense. She fainted from… …
83curveball — noun Date: 1936 a slow or moderately fast baseball pitch thrown with spin to make it swerve downward and usually to the left when thrown from the right hand or to the right when thrown from the left hand • curveball verb …
84digress — intransitive verb Etymology: Latin digressus, past participle of digredi, from dis + gradi to step more at grade Date: 1529 to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument Synonyms: see swerve …
85Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …
86Rotation (pool) — Rotation, sometimes called rotation pool or 61, is a pocket billiards (pool) game, requiring a standard pool table, Cuegloss|Cue ball|cue ball and triangular rack of fifteen pool balls, in which the lowest numbered Cuegloss|Object ball|object… …
87Schwärmen — Schwärmen, verb. reg. neutr. mit dem Hülfsworte haben, welches das verworrene Geräusch nachahmet, welches unter andern auch mehrere Dinge in ihrer Bewegung machen. 1. Eigentlich, dieses verworrene Geräusch von sich geben, hervor bringen. Was für… …
88curve — 1. noun /kɜːv,kɝv/ a) A gentle bend, such as in a road. b) A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line. 2. verb /kɜːv,kɝv/ a) To bend; to crook …
89turn — 1. verb /tɜːn,tɝn/ a) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. the Earth turns b) To change the direction or orientation of. turn on the spot Syn: rotate …
90yaw — 1. noun /jɔː/ a) The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the …
