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Meanings of swivel in inglés

portugués
girar
español
pivotar

Turn on a pivot.

        pivotar
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        Examples for "pivot"
        Examples for "pivot"
        1
        They are the pivot of our culture, our economy and our society.
        The Irish Times
        2
        What made you decide to pivot from the media business to politics?
        Ebony
        3
        It's a pivot point around which my entire future will ultimately swivel.
        Lit: a memoir
        4
        All the pivot points were all potentially problems because of the friction.
        Radio NZ
        5
        He'll see our vector changes, and start trying to change his pivot.
        Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
        Usage of swivel in inglés
        1
        It's a pivot point around which my entire future will ultimately swivel.
        Lit: a memoir
        2
        Foster leaned back in his swivel-chair and looked out of the window.
        Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
        3
        Ponyets rattled his best chair forward and perched himself on the pilot-swivel.
        Foundation
        4
        From the platform of the swivel, they looked abroad over the sea.
        The Marquis of Lossie
        5
        Then he settled himself in his swivel chair and beamed his warmest.
        Wayside Courtships
        6
        She gave a small, testing spin to the swivel chair behind it.
        Ladder of years: a novel
        7
        His eyes swivel to regard me for a moment before he relents.
        Unraveled
        8
        Beverley wheeled forth the swivel and rammed a charge of powder home.
        Alice of Old Vincennes
        9
        The general was sitting behind his desk in a large swivel chair.
        Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
        10
        He took the swivel chair and glanced at her half-averted face gravely.
        Rosemary
        11
        Ah, yes, the swivel-eyed loons allegedly castigated by one of Cameron's aides.
        The Guardian
        12
        There was a thud-andthe ring of a steel swivel-anda scream.
        Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
        13
        They seated us in high swivel chairs facing a wall of mirrors.
        Halo
        14
        Johnnie Walker was still seated in the swivel chair, waiting for him.
        Kafka on the Shore
        15
        Vann Harl was in his swivel chair, looking alarmed, pale and shaken.
        The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
        16
        It worked on a swivel, and was elevated by means of machinery.
        The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
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        Translations for swivel
        portugués
        girar
        español
        pivotargirar
        Swivel through the time
        Swivel across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common