Definition of motion

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Motion (n.) Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity..

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Betoss :: Betoss (v. t.) To put in violent motion; to agitate; to disturb; to toss.
Irritability :: Irritability (n.) A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways, -- as that quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under suitable stimulation; esp., the property which living muscle processes, of responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the stimulating influence of its nerve fibers, the response being indicated by a change of form, or contracti
Swing :: Swing (n.) A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise..
Upwreath :: Upwreath (v. i.) To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke..
Lascivious :: Lascivious (a.) Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.
Eloquent :: Eloquent (a.) Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher..
Generation :: Generation (n.) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude; as, the generation of a line or curve by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc..
Collar :: Collar (n.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars..
Passionless :: Passionless (a.) Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm.
Quiver :: Quiver (v. i.) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
Even :: Even (a.) Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct..
Stopped :: Stoppage (n.) The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce..
Dangle :: Dangle (v. i.) To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion..
Favor :: Favor (n.) The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending..
Shaper :: Shaper (n.) A kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank..
Winch :: Winch (n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc..
Oscillancy :: Oscillancy (n.) The state of oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting..
Agony :: Agony (n.) Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
Glide :: Glide (v. i.) To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice..
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