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move, n.
(moves)
freq. cnt. 12
more info the act of deciding to do something
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

move

sample sentences

"he didn't make a move to help"
"his first move was to hire a lawyer"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
move move
semantic pointers
hypernym
decision, determination, conclusion
hyponym
demarche maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
more info the act of changing your residence or place of business
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

move relocation

sample sentences

"they say that three moves equal one fire"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
move
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derivationally related form
relocate relocate
semantic pointers
hypernym
change
hyponym
flit overspill
more info a change of position that does not entail a change of location
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

motility motion move movement

sample sentences

"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
"movement is a sign of life"
"an impatient move of his hand"
"gastrointestinal motility"
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move
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derivationally related form
move
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
move
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hypernym
change
hyponym
abduction adduction agitation body English circumduction disturbance fetal movement, foetal movement flit, dart gesture headshake, headshaking inclination, inclining inversion, eversion, everting inversion, upending jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade kick, kicking kneel, kneeling pitching, lurch, pitch eye movement opening prostration stretch, reach, reaching reciprocation reclining retraction retroflection, retroflexion rotation, rotary motion closing, shutting sitting sitting, posing snap squatting, squat sweep toss vibration, quiver, quivering wave flutter, waver, flicker standing straddle, span stroke wiggle, wriggle, squirm eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
more info (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
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move
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
move
semantic pointers
hypernym
turn, play
domain of synset (topic)
game
hyponym
chess move
more info the act of changing location from one place to another
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 1

motion move movement

sample sentences

"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
move move move
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motional move
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move move
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change
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approach, coming, approaching progress, progression, advance, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion locomotion, travel lunge, lurch travel, traveling, travelling chase, pursuit, pursual, following rise, ascent, ascension, ascending descent swing, swinging, vacillation return slide, glide, coast slippage flow, stream crawl speed, speeding, hurrying displacement, translation shift, shifting rush, haste, hurry, rushing play, maneuver, manoeuvre migration