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round about collapse

clockwise collapse: in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock; in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle"

widdershins collapse

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

round and round collapse

put about collapse

about ship collapse

change course collapse

merry-go-round collapse: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"

squirrel cage collapse: cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it

counterclockwise collapse: in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock; in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"

around collapse: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"; by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"; in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"; to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

go around in circles collapse

circumnavigate collapse: travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"

roll around collapse

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

get well collapse: improve in health; "He got well fast"

snifter collapse: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

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"

reappear collapse: appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago"

snap out of it collapse

jubilation collapse

all round collapse

turn about collapse

up and down collapse: moving backward and forward along a given course; "he walked up and down the locker room"; "all up and down the Eastern seaboard"; alternately upward and downward; "he eyed him up and down"

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

back and fill collapse

every other collapse

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"

come about collapse

to and fro collapse

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"

beat about collapse

turn tail collapse

beaten path collapse

back and forth collapse: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

recur collapse: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"; return in thought or speech to something

gurge collapse

sameness collapse: the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together"

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