motion movement move | the act of changing location from one place to another, police controlled the motion of the crowd, the movement of people from the farms to the cities, his move put him directly in my path |
progress progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
motion movement move motility | a change of position that does not entail a change of location, the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise, movement is a sign of life, an impatient move of his hand, gastrointestinal motility |
rotation rotary motion | the act of rotating as if on an axis, the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music |
party game | a game to amuse guests at a party |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
filming cinematography motion-picture photography | the act of making a film |
Boston Tea Party | demonstration () by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor, organized as a protest against taxes on tea |
party spirit | devotion to a political party |
motion-picture camera movie camera cineamera | a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession |
motion-picture film movie film cine-film | photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool, to be used in a movie camera |
party favor party favour favor favour | souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party |
party line | a telephone line serving two or more subscribers |
party wall | a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners |
perpetual motion machine | a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source, impossible under the law of conservation of energy |
Kepler's law Kepler's law of planetary motion | (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler |
Newton's law of motion Newton's law law of motion | one of three basic laws of classical mechanics |
first law of motion Newton's first law of motion Newton's first law | a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force |
second law of motion Newton's second law of motion Newton's second law | the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force |
third law of motion Newton's third law of motion Newton's third law law of action and reaction | action and reaction are equal and opposite |
a movie film picture moving picture moving-picture show motion picture motion-picture show picture show pic flick | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement, they went to a movie every Saturday night, the film was shot on location |
slow motion | a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed, achieved by taking the film at a faster rate |
party line | the policy of a political group, He won in a vote along party lines |
gesture motion | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
motion question | a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote, he made a motion to adjourn, she called for the question |
movement motion | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
periodic motion periodic movement | motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same |
harmonic motion | a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions |
simple harmonic motion | periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement |
axial rotation axial motion roll | rotary motion of an object around its own axis, wheels in axial rotation |
orbital rotation orbital motion | motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point, satellites in orbital rotation |
party | an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment, he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day |
birthday party | a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth |
cocktail party | an afternoon party at which cocktails are served |
house party | a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house |
tea party | a party at which tea is served |
a Hizballah Hezbollah Hizbollah Hizbullah Lebanese Hizballah Party of God Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine Revolutionary Justice Organization Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran, seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon, car bombs are the signature weapon |
Hizb ut-Tahrir Freedom Party | the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia, advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state |
Islamic Group of Uzbekistan IMU Islamic Party of Turkestan | a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in , opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia, is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries |
Khmer Rouge KR Party of Democratic Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea | a communist organization formed in Cambodia in , became a terrorist organization in when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people, was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until |
Kurdistan Workers Party Kurdistan Labor Pary Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan PPK | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey |
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Revolutionary People's Liberation Front | an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States, attacks Turkish security and military officials |
gang crew work party | an organized group of workmen |
party | a group of people gathered together for pleasure, she joined the party after dinner |
masquerade masquerade party masque mask | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks |
dinner dinner party | a party of people assembled to have dinner together, guests should never be late to a dinner party |
garden party lawn party fete champetre | a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors |
bachelor party | stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married) |
stag party smoker | a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only) |
hen party | a party for women only |