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| n. (communication) | 1. gesture, motion | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals. |
| ~ visual communication | communication that relies on vision. |
| ~ sign | a gesture that is part of a sign language. |
| ~ gesticulation | a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion. |
| ~ beck | a beckoning gesture. |
| ~ facial expression, facial gesture | a gesture executed with the facial muscles. |
| ~ flourish | a showy gesture.; "she entered with a great flourish" |
| ~ high-five | a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person. |
| ~ previous question | a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly. |
| ~ shrug | a gesture involving the shoulders. |
| ~ wafture, waving, wave | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand. |
| ~ v sign | a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers. |
| ~ nod | a sign of assent or salutation or command. |
| ~ bowing, obeisance, bow | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting. |
| ~ sign of the cross | a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith. |
| ~ curtsey, curtsy | bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women. |
| n. (event) | 2. motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ crustal movement, tectonic movement | movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust. |
| ~ approaching, approach | the event of one object coming closer to another. |
| ~ passing, passage | the motion of one object relative to another.; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" |
| ~ deflexion, deflection | the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position. |
| ~ bending, bend | movement that causes the formation of a curve. |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ undulation, wave | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth. |
| ~ jitter | a small irregular movement. |
| ~ periodic motion, periodic movement | motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same. |
| ~ heave | (geology) a horizontal dislocation. |
| ~ backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion | a movement back from an impact. |
| ~ recoil, kick | the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired. |
| ~ seek | the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk. |
| ~ wring, squeeze | a twisting squeeze.; "gave the wet cloth a wring" |
| ~ cam stroke, stroke, throw | the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam. |
| ~ turning, turn | a movement in a new direction.; "the turning of the wind" |
| ~ wrench, twist | a jerky pulling movement. |
| ~ undulation | wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| ~ wobble | an unsteady rocking motion. |
| ~ whirl, commotion | confused movement.; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" |
| ~ brownian motion, brownian movement, pedesis | the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid. |
| n. (act) | 3. motility, motion, move, movement | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ abduction | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body. |
| ~ adduction | (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body. |
| ~ agitation | the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously). |
| ~ body english | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction. |
| ~ circumduction | a circular movement of a limb or eye. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| ~ fetal movement, foetal movement | motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy). |
| ~ flit, dart | a sudden quick movement. |
| ~ gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling. |
| ~ headshake, headshaking | the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement.; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me" |
| ~ inclining, inclination | the act of inclining; bending forward.; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" |
| ~ everting, eversion, inversion | the act of turning inside out. |
| ~ upending, inversion | turning upside down; setting on end. |
| ~ jerking, jerk, jolt, saccade | an abrupt spasmodic movement. |
| ~ kicking, kick | a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics.; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" |
| ~ kneel, kneeling | supporting yourself on your knees. |
| ~ pitching, lurch, pitch | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).; "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
| ~ eye movement | the movement of the eyes. |
| ~ opening | the act of opening something.; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" |
| ~ prostration | the act of assuming a prostrate position. |
| ~ reaching, stretch, reach | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out. |
| ~ reciprocation | alternating back-and-forth movement. |
| ~ reclining | the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position. |
| ~ retraction | the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back.; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin" |
| ~ retroflection, retroflexion | the act of bending backward. |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ closing, shutting | the act of closing something. |
| ~ sitting | the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position.; "he read the mystery at one sitting" |
| ~ posing, sitting | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait).; "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" |
| ~ snap | the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.; "he gave his fingers a snap" |
| ~ squatting, squat | the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels. |
| ~ sweep | a movement in an arc.; "a sweep of his arm" |
| ~ toss | an abrupt movement.; "a toss of his head" |
| ~ vibration, quivering, quiver | the act of vibrating. |
| ~ wave | a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves" |
| ~ flutter, flicker, waver | the act of moving back and forth. |
| ~ standing | the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position. |
| ~ straddle, span | the act of sitting or standing astride. |
| ~ stroke | a single complete movement. |
| ~ squirm, wiggle, wriggle | the act of wiggling. |
| ~ eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy | the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding. |
| n. (state) | 4. motion | a state of change.; "they were in a state of steady motion" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ quivering, shakiness, trembling, palpitation, quiver, shaking, vibration | a shaky motion.; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" |
| ~ perpetual motion | motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction. |
| ~ precession | the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone. |
| ~ stream, flow | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously.; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors" |
| n. (communication) | 5. motion, question | a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote.; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" |
| ~ proposal | something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). |
| n. (act) | 6. motion, move, movement | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ coming, approach, approaching | the act of drawing spatially closer to something.; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" |
| ~ forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, procession, progression, advance | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement. |
| ~ lunge, lurch | the act of moving forward suddenly. |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ chase, pursual, pursuit, following | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture.; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| ~ ascending, rise, ascent, ascension | the act of changing location in an upward direction. |
| ~ descent | the act of changing your location in a downward direction. |
| ~ swinging, vacillation, swing | changing location by moving back and forth. |
| ~ return | the act of going back to a prior location.; "they set out on their return to the base camp" |
| ~ glide, coast, slide | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" |
| ~ slippage | failing to hold or slipping out of place.; "the knots allowed no slippage" |
| ~ flow, stream | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression. |
| ~ crawl | a very slow movement.; "the traffic advanced at a crawl" |
| ~ hurrying, speeding, speed | changing location rapidly. |
| ~ displacement, translation | the act of uniform movement. |
| ~ shifting, shift | the act of moving from one place to another.; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" |
| ~ rush, haste, rushing, hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| ~ maneuver, manoeuvre, play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill.; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" |
| ~ migration | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 7. apparent motion, apparent movement, motion, movement | an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object.; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" |
| ~ optical illusion | an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression. |
| v. (communication) | 8. gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| ~ wink | signal by winking.; "She winked at him" |
| ~ exsert, hold out, stretch forth, stretch out, put out, extend | thrust or extend out.; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" |
| ~ shrug | raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation. |
| ~ clap, spat | clap one's hands together.; "The children were clapping to the music" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ applaud, acclaim, clap, spat | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval. |
| ~ bless, sign | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate. |
| ~ nod | express or signify by nodding.; "He nodded his approval" |
| ~ cross oneself | make the sign of the cross; in the Catholic religion. |
| ~ bow, bow down | bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head.; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" |
| ~ shake | shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state.; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" |
| ~ beckon, wave | signal with the hands or nod.; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" |
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