Objects/likes Flashcards
rotate
to turn about an axis or a center : revolve
The planet Earth moving round on its axis
spin
to revolve rapidly : gyrate
to feel as if in a whirl : reel my head is spinning
to move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle
A washing machine in its final stage of wash
spin 2
to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
spin one’s wheels
: to make futile efforts to achieve progress
revolve
to move in a curved path round a center or axis
to turn or roll round on an axis
The moon moving around the Earth
revolve 2
the dispute revolved around wages
ideas revolved in his mind
to have or come to a specified focus : center —usually used with around
to remain under consideration
slide
to move smoothly along a surface : slip
to coast over snow or ice
The CD rom tray on a computer base unit
slide 2
to move or pass smoothly or easily slid into the prepared speech
to pass unnoticed or unremarked let the criticism slide
to pass unobtrusively : steal
to pass by gradations especially downward the economy slid from recession to depression
subside
A house slowly sinking into soft ground
to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
to tend downward : descend; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
to let oneself settle down : sink subsided into a chair
: to become quiet or less as the fever subsides my anger subsided
evaporate
the water slowly being converted into vapour
to convert into vapor; also : to dissipate or draw off in vapor or fumes to deposit (a substance, such as a metal) in the form of a film by sublimation to expel moisture from
vapour
diffused matter (such as smoke or fog) suspended floating in the air and impairing its transparency
congeal
to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold The cold congealed the water into ice
Cooking fat becoming solid on an unwashed plate
flow
to proceed smoothly and readily conversation flowed easily
to have a smooth continuity the flowing lines of the car
Traffic moving smoothly along a motorway
the tide ebbs and flows
wobble
to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
A loose wheel on a car
ebb
the reflux of the tide toward the sea
a point or condition of decline our spirits were at a low ebb
escape/leak
Gas coming out of a faulty valve