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LANDMARK |
Turning point |
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PIVOT |
Turning point |
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RALLY |
Turning point |
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CRISIS |
Turning point |
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WATERSHED |
Turning point |
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VET |
Point taken in turning TV screen |
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VERTICLE |
An axis; hinge; a turning point. |
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VERTEX |
A turning point; the principal or highest point; top;
summit; crown; apex. |
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TRAVERSE |
The turning of a gun so as to make it point in any
desired direction. |
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SWIVEL |
A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; --
called also swivel gun. |
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VERSATILE |
Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile
anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very
easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird. |
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PIVOTAL |
Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging
to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the
pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle. |
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CRITICAL |
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or
specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence,
of doubtful i... |
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REVOLUTION |
The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a
center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as,
the revolution o... |
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ROTATION |
The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its
axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round
another body or a... |
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LEVER |
A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point,
or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where
forces are ap... |