MOVEMENTS Synonyms

• (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

• a written account of what transpired at a meeting

• gradual improvement or growth or development

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• a movement forward

• develop in a positive way

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• form or accumulate steadily

• something done (usually as opposed to something said)

• the state of being active

• a military engagement

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the series of events that form a plot

• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

• a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

• an act by a government body or supranational organization

• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

• In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• put in effect

• any specific behavior

• the state of being active

• an organic process that takes place in the body

• (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically

• encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• gradual improvement or growth or development

• act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• the act of uniform movement

• (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

• to move something from its natural environment

• act of removing from office or employment

• motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

• something done as an indication of intention

• show, express or direct through movement

• the power or ability to move

• self-propelled movement

• a military training exercise

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

• a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

• a move made to gain a tactical end

• an action aimed at evading an opponent

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• act in order to achieve a certain goal

• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• a state of change

• a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

• show, express or direct through movement

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• a qualitative change

• the time period during which you are at work

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

• the act of moving from one place to another

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

• make a shift in or exchange of

• change place or direction

• move around

• move very slightly

• move from one setting or context to another

• change in quality

• move and exchange for another

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

• move abruptly

• use a shift key on a keyboard

• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

• change gears

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

• a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

• emotional agitation and excitement

• a rapid active commotion

• move an implement through

• move very slightly

• stir feelings in

• stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

• affect emotionally

• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• to begin moving

• mix or add by stirring

• the act of passing from one state or place to the next

• an event that results in a transformation

• a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

• a musical passage moving from one key to another

• a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

• cause to convert or undergo a transition

• make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• a state of change

• a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

• show, express or direct through movement

• the act of deciding to do something

• the act of changing your residence or place of business

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

• follow a procedure or take a course

• be in a state of action

• go or proceed from one point to another

• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• give an incentive for action

• arouse sympathy or compassion in

• dispose of by selling

• progress by being changed

• live one's life in a specified environment

• have a turn; make one's move in a game

• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

• a race between candidates for elective office

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

• an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• go on a campaign; go off to war

• events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• go on a crusade; fight a holy war

• a force that moves something along

• the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

• a process of linguistic change over a period of time

• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the pervading meaning or tenor

• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• wander from a direct course or at random

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• vary or move from a fixed point or course

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

• move in an unhurried fashion

• cause to be carried by a current

• drive slowly and far afield for grazing

• be subject to fluctuation

• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current