wheeling rolling | propelling something on wheels |
change of direction reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
rolling | the act of robbing a helpless person, he was charged with rolling drunks in the park |
steering guidance direction | the act of setting and holding a course, a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
management direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
direction finder | radio, determines the direction of incoming radio waves |
rolling hitch | a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope |
rolling mill | steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars |
rolling pin | utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end, used to roll out dough |
rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
direction | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop, I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts, his ideals determined the direction of his career, they proposed a new direction for the firm |
guidance counsel counseling counselling direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
direction instruction | a message describing how something is to be done, he gave directions faster than she could follow them |
stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
commission charge direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something, the judge's charge to the jury |
roller roll rolling wave | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore |
peal pealing roll rolling | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
direction way | a line leading to a place or point, he looked the other direction, didn't know the way home |
east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves, he checked the direction and velocity of the wind |
autonomy self-direction selfeliance self-sufficiency | personal independence |
cigarette paper rolling paper | a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette |
get cracking bestir oneself get going get moving get weaving get started get rolling | start to be active, Get cracking, please! |
rolled rolling trilled | uttered with a trill, she used rolling r's as in Spanish |