Definition of revolve

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Revolve (v. i.) To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense..

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Roll :: Roll (n.) To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Run :: Run (a.) To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot; as, a wheel runs swiftly round..
Axis :: Axis (n.) A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged..
Axletree :: Axletree (n.) A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve..
Radiant :: Radiant (n.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve..
Six-shooter :: Six-shooter (n.) A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
Center :: Center (n.) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves..
Circle :: Circle (n.) To move around; to revolve around.
Birl :: Birl (v. t. & i.) To revolve or cause to revolve; to spin.
Revolve :: Revolve (v. t.) To cause to turn, as on an axis..
Moon :: Moon (n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month..
Project :: Project (v. t.) To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan..
Shell :: Shell (n.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis..
Agitate :: Agitate (v. t.) To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs..
Unturned :: Unturned (a.) Not turned; not revolved or reversed.
Circumpolar :: Circumpolar (a.) About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars..
Roll :: Roll (n.) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases..
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