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noun • the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver • axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns • the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot verb • turn on a pivot | ||||||||
| 51% | 3 | a word used as the subject or object of a sentence to mean 'it does not matter which person or thing', 'no matter which person or thing', 'it makes no difference which one', etc. | ||||||
adverb • to any degree or extent adjective satellite • one or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier, elective existential | ||||||||
| 40% | 7 | From a word meaning revolve or rotate, a spike on which fibres are twisted into yarn; or, a pin on which a bobbin or anything else turns | ||||||
noun • (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle • a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. • any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts • a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning • any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | ||||||||
A Fulcrum Pin Or Shaft On Which Something Turns Or A Central Person Or Thing Essential To The Success Or Progress Of Any Undertaking Crossword Clue
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PIVOT which was last seen in the Telegraph Herculis crossword.
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PIVOT
Updated: October 12, 2023
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4 | From a word meaning revolve or rotate, a spike on which fibres are twisted into yarn; or, a pin on which a bobbin or anything else turns
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