MOTION
(noun, verb)
There are 8 meanings of the word
Motion.
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How to pronounce motion:
US
Motion - as a noun
The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
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A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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- crustal movement
- tectonic movement
- approach
- approaching
- passage
- passing
- deflection
- deflexion
- bend
- bending
- change of location
- travel
- undulation
- wave
- jitter
- periodic motion
- periodic movement
- heave
- backlash
- rebound
- recoil
- repercussion
- kick
- recoil
- seek
- squeeze
- wring
- cam stroke
- throw
- turn
- turning
- twist
- wrench
- undulation
- moving ridge
- wave
- wobble
- commotion
- whirl
- brownian motion
- brownian movement
- pedesis
- decelerated motion
- motion with variable acceleration
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A change of position that does not entail a change of location
Example: "The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
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- abduction
- adduction
- agitation
- body english
- circumduction
- disturbance
- fetal movement
- foetal movement
- dart
- flit
- gesture
- headshake
- headshaking
- inclination
- inclining
- eversion
- everting
- inversion
- inversion
- upending
- jerking
- jolt
- saccade
- kick
- kicking
- kneel
- kneeling
- lurch
- pitch
- pitching
- eye movement
- opening
- prostration
- reach
- reaching
- stretch
- reciprocation
- reclining
- retraction
- retroflection
- retroflexion
- rotary motion
- rotation
- closing
- shutting
- sitting
- posing
- sitting
- snap
- squat
- squatting
- sweep
- toss
- quiver
- quivering
- vibration
- wave
- flicker
- flutter
- waver
- standing
- span
- straddle
- squirm
- wiggle
- wriggle
- eurhythmics
- eurhythmy
- eurythmics
- eurythmy
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A state of change
Example: "They were in a state of steady motion"
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A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
Example: "He made a motion to adjourn"
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The act of changing location from one place to another
Example: "Police controlled the motion of the crowd"
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- approach
- approaching
- coming
- advance
- advancement
- forward motion
- onward motion
- procession
- progress
- progression
- locomotion
- travel
- lunge
- lurch
- travel
- traveling
- travelling
- chase
- following
- pursual
- pursuit
- ascending
- ascension
- ascent
- rise
- descent
- swing
- swinging
- vacillation
- return
- coast
- glide
- slide
- slippage
- flow
- stream
- crawl
- hurrying
- speed
- speeding
- displacement
- translation
- shift
- shifting
- haste
- hurry
- rush
- rushing
- maneuver
- manoeuvre
- play
- migration
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An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
Example: "The cinema relies on apparent motion"
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Motion - as a verb
Show, express or direct through movement
Example: "He gestured his desire to leave"
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Example Sentences
"The motion of the waves in the ocean was mesmerizing."
"The dancer's graceful motion captivated the audience."
"The car's motion came to a sudden halt when it hit the wall."
"The motion of the pendulum was used to measure time."
"His hand trembled in a continuous motion."
Word Game Points
Is MOTION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, motion is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
MOTION has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
Is MOTION a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, motion is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordMOTION has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.
Is MOTION a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, motion is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordMOTION has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.