Swaying

  • 111swing — [swiŋ] vi. swung, swinging [ME swingen < OE swingan, akin to Ger schwingen, to brandish < IE base * sweng , to curve, swing] 1. to sway or move backward and forward with regular movement, as a freely hanging object or a ship at anchor;… …

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  • 112roll — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. move or go in some direction by turning over and over on an axis (the ball rolled under the table; a barrel started rolling). b tr. cause to do this (rolled the barrel into the cellar). 2 tr. make revolve between two surfaces …

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  • 113sway brace — noun : a brace to prevent swaying * * * sway brace, a diagonal brace used on a tower, bridge, or other structure, to resist side or swaying strains …

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  • 114swayingly — adverb : in a swaying manner : with swaying …

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  • 115wad´dler — wad|dle «WOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. to walk with short steps and an awkward, swaying motion, as a duck does: »A very fat man waddled across the street. –n. 1. the act of waddling: »He made us laugh by imitating the waddle of a duck …

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  • 116wad|dle — «WOD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. to walk with short steps and an awkward, swaying motion, as a duck does: »A very fat man waddled across the street. –n. 1. the act of waddling: »He made us laugh by imitating the waddle of a duck. 2. an… …

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  • 117Affection — Af*fec tion, n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See {Affect}.] 1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. [1913 Webster] 2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight,… …

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  • 118bluey — Swag Swag, n. 1. A swaying, irregular motion. [1913 Webster] 2. A burglar s or thief s booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] Charles Reade. [1913 Webster] 3. [Australia] (a) A tramping bushman s luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as… …

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  • 119cha-cha — n. a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; it uses two slow steps followed by three quick small steps, with swaying movements of the hips, and has many variations of movements based on that rhythm. Syn: cha cha. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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  • 120Collide — Col*lide , v. i. [L. collidere, collisum; col + laedere to strike. See {Lesion}.] To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided. [1913 Webster] Across this space the… …

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