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Pivot

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

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Broader term 4

Axis 76% connected

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Marcher 76% connected

The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.

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Rotation 76% connected

The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a dista…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 2

Fulcrum 76% connected

A prop or support.

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Pintle 76% connected

A little pin.

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Manner of action 1

Pirouette 76% connected

A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Pin 74% connected

To peen.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pin 74% connected

To peen.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pivotal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a caree…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pivotal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a caree…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Pin 92% connected

To peen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Swivel 92% connected

A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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