Dictionary Check: movement

"movement" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

noun

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

Example: "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
Synonyms:
noun

the act of changing location from one place to another

Example: "police controlled the motion of the crowd"
Synonyms:
noun

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

Synonyms:
noun

a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

Example: "he was a charter member of the movement"
noun

a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata

Example: "the second movement is slow and melodic"
noun

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

Example: "he supported populist campaigns"

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