to rotate in a circle
1rotate — ro‧tate [rəʊˈteɪt ǁ ˈroʊteɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do the jobs for a fixed period of time, one after the other: • Within each section of the company, workers are now rotated from… …
2Circle of fifths — showing major and minor keys …
3rotate — [v1] go around in circle circle, circumduct, circumvolve, gyrate, gyre, move, pirouette, pivot, reel, revolve, roll, spin, swivel, troll, trundle, turn, twirl, twist, waltz, wheel, whirl, whirligig, whirr; concepts 147,738 rotate [v2] alternate… …
4rotate — 1 *turn, revolve, gyrate, circle, spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette 2 Rotate, alternate can both mean to succeed or cause to succeed each other in turn. Rotate may be used in reference to two or more persons or things; it implies… …
5Circle Square — Original Title Card Genre Children Country of origin Canada …
6rotate — ► VERB 1) move in a circle round an axis. 2) move or pass on in a regularly recurring order or succession. 3) grow (different crops) in succession on a particular piece of land. DERIVATIVES rotatable adjective rotatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin… …
7circle — [n1] orb, loop, round figure amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo …
8circle — n *set, coterie, clique Analogous words: friends, acquaintances, intimates (see singular nouns at FRIEND): associates, companions, comrades (see singular nouns at ASSOCIATE) circle vb 1 *surround, environ, encircle, encompass, compass, hem, gird …
9circle — circler, n. /serr keuhl/, n., v., circled, circling. n. 1. a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x2 + y2 = r2. 2. the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve. 3.… …
10circle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 shape ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full ▪ The stones form a complete circle. ▪ How long does it take for the dial to rotate through a full circle? ▪ concentric …
