GYRATED

Verb

gyrated

simple past tense and past participle of gyrate

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


GYRATE

Gy"rate, a. Etym: [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.]

Definition: Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

Gy"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] Etym: [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]

Definition: To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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