pivoted (verb)

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• Scissors — are hand operated cutting instruments consisting of a pair of metal blades connected in such a way that the blades meet and cut materials placed between them when the handles are brought together. They are used for cutting various thin materials …   Wikipedia

• pivot — [[t]pɪ̱vət[/t]] pivots, pivoting, pivoted 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing, oft the N of n The pivot in a situation is the most important thing which everything else is based on or arranged around. Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large… …   English dictionary

• pivot — I UK [ˈpɪvət] / US noun [countable] Word forms pivot : singular pivot plural pivots 1) science a fixed point or pin that something turns or balances on 2) the most important thing that something is based on or depends on Tax reform has become the …   English dictionary

• pivot on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pivot on : present tense I/you/we/they pivot on he/she/it pivots on present participle pivoting on past tense pivoted on past participle pivoted on pivot on something to be based on or planned around a… …   English dictionary

• pivot on — ˈpivot on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pivot on he/she/it pivots on present participle pivoting on past tense pivoted on past p …   Useful english dictionary

• piv|ot — «PIHV uht», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. a short shaft, pin, or point on which something turns. The pin of a hinge or the end of an axle or spindle is a pivot. 2. a turn on a pivot. 3. Figurative. that on which something turns, hinges, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• level — [[t]le̱v(ə)l[/t]] ♦ levels, levelling, levelled (in AM, use leveling, leveled) 1) N COUNT: with supp A level is a point on a scale, for example a scale of amount, quality, or difficulty. If you don t know your cholesterol level, it s a good idea… …   English dictionary

• sweep — I. verb (swept; sweeping) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to sweep, Old High German sweifen to wander Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush < swept the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• throw — I. verb (threw; thrown; throwing) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, from Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn; akin to Old High German drāen to turn, Latin terere to rub, Greek tribein to rub,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sweep — I. /swip / (say sweep) verb (swept, sweeping) –verb (t) 1. to move, drive, or bring, by passing a broom, brush, or the like over the surface occupied, or as the broom or other object does: to sweep dust away. 2. to move, bring, take, etc., by or… …  

• swivel — /ˈswɪvəl / (say swivuhl) noun 1. a fastening device which allows the thing fastened to turn round freely upon it. 2. such a device consisting of two parts, each of which turns round independently, as a compound link of a chain one part of which… …