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Revolve Common

Revolve has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production.

Verb
1

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"

2

move in an orbit

"The moon orbits around the Earth"

"The planets are orbiting the sun"

"electrons orbit the nucleus"

3

cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

"She rolled the ball"

"They rolled their eyes at his words"

4

To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore.

Example Sentences
"The Earth revolves around the Sun" verb
"The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" verb
"The moon orbits around the Earth" verb
"The planets are orbiting the sun" verb
"electrons orbit the nucleus" verb
"She rolled the ball" verb
"They rolled their eyes at his words" verb
See Also
turn reflect brush wheel revolution revolvingly irrevoluble acg circumduct
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
turn circle move
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
screw wheel spin twirl retrograde transit
Rhyming Words
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