Dictionary Check: rotate

"rotate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 6 points
Words with Friends 6 points

Definition

verb

turn on or around an axis or a center

Example: "The Earth revolves around the Sun"
Synonyms:
verb

exchange on a regular basis

Example: "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
verb

perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

Example: "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
verb

cause to turn on an axis or center

Example: "Rotate the handle"
Synonyms:
verb

turn outward

Example: "These birds can splay out their toes"
verb

plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

Example: "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"

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