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movement - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
movement
Definition
(noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Synonyms
:
motility
,
motion
,
move
Example Sentence
the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
movement is a sign of life
an impatient move of his hand
gastrointestinal motility
Definition
(noun) the act of changing location from one place to another
Synonyms
:
motion
,
move
Example Sentence
police controlled the motion of the crowd
the movement of people from the farms to the cities
his move put him directly in my path
Definition
(noun) a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Synonyms
:
motion
Definition
(noun) a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
Synonyms
:
front
,
social movement
Example Sentence
he was a charter member of the movement
politicians have to respect a mass movement
he led the national liberation front
Definition
(noun) a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
Example Sentence
the second movement is slow and melodic
Definition
(noun) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Synonyms
:
campaign
,
cause
,
crusade
,
drive
,
effort
Example Sentence
he supported populist campaigns
they worked in the cause of world peace
the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
the movement to end slavery
contributed to the war effort
Definition
(noun) an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
Synonyms
:
apparent motion
,
apparent movement
,
motion
Example Sentence
the cinema relies on apparent motion
the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
Definition
(noun) a euphemism for defecation
Synonyms
:
bm
,
bowel movement
Example Sentence
he had a bowel movement
Definition
(noun) a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
Synonyms
:
drift
,
trend
Example Sentence
not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
a broad movement of the electorate to the right
Definition
(noun) the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
Example Sentence
it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement
Definition
(noun) the act of changing the location of something
Example Sentence
the movement of cargo onto the vessel
Word used in video below:
text: ( imitating Janine ): "OH, CHANDLER, I JUST LOST MYSELF IN THE MOVEMENT."
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