Definition of motion

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Motion (n.) Power of, or capacity for, motion..

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Activeness :: Activeness (n.) The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed..
Tappet :: Tappet (n.) A lever or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, with a view to produce change or regulate motion..
Heat :: Heat (v. t.) To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
Still :: Still (adv.) Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still..
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel..
Motion :: Motion (v. i.) To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat..
Start :: Start (n.) A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort..
Numb :: Numb (v. t.) To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.
Passion :: Passion (n.) The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath
Pull :: Pull (v. i.) To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope..
Stagnant :: Stagnant (a.) That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins..
Nod :: Nod (v. i.) To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock..
Stir :: Stir (v. i.) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
Refugee :: Refugee (n.) Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes..
Motion :: Motion (n.) Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east..
Afoot :: Afoot (adv.) Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
Impediment :: Impediment (n.) That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect..
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner..
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