Synonyms of the word swivel


SWIVELCOUPLER - COUPLING - PIVOT - TURN

swivel

  • n. (mechanical) A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit…
  • n. (military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
  • n. (slang) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
  • n. (dance) A rotating of the hips.
  • v. (intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.

coupler

  • n. (now rare) Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
  • n. Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
  • n. (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
  • n. A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone…
  • n. An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a…

coupling

  • v. present participle of couple.
  • n. act of joining together to form a couple.
  • n. a device that couples two things together.
  • n. (computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules.
  • n. (electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
  • n. (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other.
  • n. (sexuality) sexual intercourse.

pivot

  • n. A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as…
  • n. Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
  • n. Act of turning on one foot.
  • n. (military) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around…
  • n. (roller derby) A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
  • n. (computing) An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements…
  • n. (computing) A pivot table.
  • n. (graphical user interface) Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like…
  • n. (mathematics) An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the…
  • v. (intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.

turn

  • v. (heading) Non-linear physical movement.
  • v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
  • v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
  • v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
  • v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
  • v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
  • v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
  • v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which…
  • v. (archaic) To translate.
  • n. A change of direction or orientation.
  • n. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to…
  • n. A single loop of a coil.
  • n. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
  • n. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
  • n. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
  • n. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the…
  • n. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
  • n. A fit or a period of giddiness.
  • n. A change in temperament or circumstance.
  • n. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
  • n. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
  • n. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
  • n. A deed done to another.
  • n. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
  • n. Character; personality; nature.
  • n. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
  • n. (circus) A short skit, act, or routine.

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