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Noun
▲
The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates
axis
axle
fulcrum
spindle
swivel
hub
hinge
kingpin
pin
gudgeon
pintle
trunnion
centreUK
centerUS
central shaft
reel
shaft
spool
turning point
arborUS
pole
arbourUK
rod
mandrel
support
point
heart
capstan
centre line
centre point
more ❯
“Find the central pivot point and bring it front and center on the phone, on TV on the stump, and at the door.”
Noun
▲
The principal aspect or dimension of something
heart
centerUS
centreUK
hub
nucleus
crux
bull's-eye
centrepieceUK
centerpieceUS
core
essence
focus
gist
kernel
keynote
kingpin
meat
net
nub
nubbin
pith
point
root
sum
cornerstone
hinge
keystone
linchpin
bottom line
central point
focal point
meat and potatoes
raison d'être
more ❯
“In fact, the lack of effective and efficient modern justice systems appears to be the pivot on which most Black African problems revolves.”
Noun
▲
The core or center of something
eye
core
heart
hub
nucleus
centerUS
centreUK
focus
capital
epicentreUK
epicenterUS
locus
axis
nexus
mecca
navel
seat
cynosure
base
central
omphalos
kernel
middle
bosom
interior
depths
thick
mid
ground zero
nerve center
more ❯
Noun
▲
An act of moving from one point to another while suspended or on an axis
swing
swivel
spin
pitch
sling
swirl
turn
twirl
reel
roll
wheel
whirl
lurch
revolution
shunting
pendulation
pirouette
rotation
whip
swinging round
gyration
gyre
turning
circle
twisting
twist
circumvolution
circulation
circuit
wrench
more ❯
Noun
▲
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused
pun
quip
equivoque
paronomasia
witticism
calembour
innuendo
wordplay
amphibology
carriwitchet
clench
clinch
double entendre
double meaning
quibble
bon mot
conundrum
nick
play on words
pundigrion
whim
ambiguity
conceit
gag
jest
joke
jeu de mots
equivocalness
wisecrack
crack
pleasantry
sally
drollery
funny
one-liner
josh
boffola
laugh
jape
rib
giggle
boffo
waggery
boff
nifty
yuk
epigram
yuck
repartee
banter
witty remark
comeback
retort
riposte
gibe
fun
aphorism
remark
prank
badinage
barb
rejoinder
jibe
lark
clever remark
smart remark
funny remark
flash of wit
humourUK
Atticism
raillery
ruse
hoax
return
jeer
spoof
dig
frolic
caper
insult
more ❯
Noun
▲
An instance of segueing, a transition
segue
continuation
passage
shift
turn
introduction
juncture
twist
Noun
▲
Critical juncture
turning point
climacteric
watershed
landmark
climax
corner
crisis
crossroads
milepost
milestone
axis
change
contingency
critical moment
crossing
crunch
crux
culmination
cusp
decisive moment
development
emergency
exigency
hinge
juncture
nexus
pass
peak
peripeteia
pinch
shift
strait
transition
twist
critical mass
critical period
critical point
crucial moment
crucial occurrence
crucial period
defining moment
high noon
kairotic moment
moment of truth
pivotal moment
rising action
zero hour
race against time
point of no return
turn of the tide
when push comes to shove
more ❯
Noun
▲
A point where two or more things are joined
junction
joint
connection
coupling
join
juncture
union
seam
bond
intersection
link
weld
brace
hinge
joining
jointure
linking
alliance
bracket
combination
commissure
suture
synapse
annexation
articulation
assemblage
attachment
coalition
coherence
collocation
combine
concatenation
concourse
concursion
conjugation
dovetail
elbow
gathering
gore
hookup
interface
knee
linkup
mitreUK
miterUS
mortise
node
plug-in
reunion
splice
terminal
tie-in
tie-up
more ❯
Verb
▲
Turn on or as if on a pivot
spin
turn
revolve
rotate
swivel
twirl
wheel
whirl
roll
swing
swirl
twist
oscillate
sheer
veer
volte-face
whip
gyrate
pirouette
pinwheel
turn round
gyre
circle
go round
spiral
reel
turn around
wind
go around
birl
more ❯
“To pivot to the left, you press down on your right big toe.”
Verb
▲
To depend on
centerUS
centreUK
depend
hinge
turn
hang
rely
rest
be contingent
revolve around
be dependent
lean
ride
resort to
be unable to manage without
have recourse to
fall back on
pend
be based
be subject to
be conditional
turn on
be decided by
stand on
be determined by
be undecided
be contingent on
ground
hang on
be dependent on
rely on
predicate
base
hinge on
found
be conditional upon
be based on
pivot on
be conditional on
depend on
be controlled by
be influenced by
center around
be affected by
be resultant from
be connected with
be governed by
revolve on
rest on
bottom
stay
relate to
ride on
be in the power of
hang in suspense
be at mercy of
be subordinate to
rest with
be conditioned
trust to
be in control of
lie
reside
count
cling
build
await
be grounded in
be founded on
be supported by
be rooted in
be seated on
be established on
be upheld on
be anchored in
centre onUK
center onUS
be in suspense
be in limbo
“But presidential nominations can pivot on such accidents of timing.”
Verb
▲
To change the emphasis, direction, or focus of
digress
shift
change
switch
evolve
turn
veer
drift
morph
transform
diverge
fluctuate
metamorphose
slip
swing
vary
convert
deviate
mutate
progress
transmogrify
modulate
vacillate
alter
back
swerve
snap
change direction
divert
redirect
more ❯
Verb
▲
(center on) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something)
centerUS
concentrate
direct
focus
target
base
fasten
train
address
apply
fixate
involve
revolve
rivet
set
attend
converge
engross
examine
hinge
turn on
concentrate on
focus on
deal with
relate to
revolve around
home in on
zero in on
centreUK
Verb
▲
To wobble or move unsteadily
teeter
stagger
totter
rock
sway
wobble
lurch
reel
stumble
balance
careen
dodder
toddle
waddle
pitch
roll
seesaw
stot
tremble
waver
dangle
flutter
hover
quiver
shake
topple
walk unsteadily
weave
wiggle
tremble precariously
more ❯
Verb
▲
To vary or fluctuate between two states
oscillate
waver
fluctuate
swing
alternate
vacillate
vary
change
shift
sway
veer
teeter
wobble
hover
seesaw
switch
see-saw
yo-yo
rise and fall
go up and down
be unsteady
ebb and flow
move back and forth
move backward and forward
move to and fro
go from one extreme to the other
alter
blow hot and cold
shilly-shally
totter
more ❯
Verb
▲
To move or proceed in a given course or direction
bear
head
run
tack
veer
bend
diverge
fork
incline
proceed
sheer
swerve
turn
curve
deviate
extend
go
lead
make
move
shift
skew
swing
weave
be
curl
lie
change course
change direction
redirect
more ❯
Verb
▲
Travel across
transverse
cross
shift
thwart
travel
travel across
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