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swivel

verb as in spin around axis

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Across from her waterbed, she has a research library, complete with a swiveling ladder, full of fashion books.

The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she spotted groups of people swivelling wooden hoops around their waists.

From BBC

Now, when the Win-Dow employees exit the kitchen to the Sunset Triangle Plaza, they immediately swivel around and lock the door tight.

When he did look around, he was forced to swivel his head because he had lost one eye to a grenade at the front.

From BBC

After controlling a bobbling pass and setting himself up in one touch, the 21-year-old rifled a hip-height volley on the swivel past Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon at full stretch.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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