MOTION

MO ·TION 2 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
  2. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  4. a state of change

💬 Examples

  • "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
  • "movement is a sign of life"
  • "they were in a state of steady motion"
  • "he made a motion to adjourn"

🔗 Similar words

gesturemovementmovemotilityquestionapparent_motion
verb
  1. show, express or direct through movement

💬 Examples

  • "He gestured his desire to leave"

🔗 Similar words

gesticulategesture
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