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circumvolute: wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail

pirouette collapse: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet); do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

swivel collapse: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

turn around collapse: get better; "Her performance in school picked up"; cause to get better; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

rotate collapse: plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"; perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"; cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"; exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

circulate collapse: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"; move around freely; "She circulates among royalty"; move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"; cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room"; cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty"

revolve collapse: turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"

go around collapse: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"; be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"

pivot collapse: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"; axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns; the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver; turn on a pivot

spin collapse: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"; a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"; the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"; a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile); prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"; twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"; work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"; form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"; make up a story; "spin a yarn"; revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"; stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"

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