Pivot

What do we mean by pivot?

A short rod or shaft on which a related part rotates or swings. noun

A person or thing on which something depends; the central or crucial factor. noun

The act of turning on a pivot. noun

A person around which a formation of marching people turns. noun

A player who plays at the center of the offense. noun

A position taken by an offensive player usually facing away from the basket near the foul line to relay passes, attempt a shot, or set screens. noun

The stationary foot around which the ball handler is allowed to pivot without dribbling. noun

To mount on, attach by, or provide with a pivot or pivots. intransitive verb

To cause to rotate, revolve, or turn. intransitive verb

To turn on a pivot. intransitive verb

To depend or be centered. intransitive verb

To place on a pivot; furnish with a pivot.

To turn or swing on a pivot, or as on a pivot: hinge.

A pin on which a wheel or other object turns. noun

Milit., the officer or soldier upon whom a line of troops wheels. noun

Figuratively, that on which some matter or result hinges or depends; a turning-point. noun

To place on a pivot. transitive verb

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. noun

A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.

(by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

Act of turning on one foot.

The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.

A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.

An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.

A pivot table.

Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.

An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.

A quarterback.

A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

Words that are spelled similarly to pivot:
pivot, pilot, divot, picot, pinot, piot, pitot, pirot, pivo, pavot, pigot, pivit.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word pivot:
pendulum, cwt, broadside, bogie, bearings, rotate, oscillation, inertia, crank, axle, axles, lever, pin, excel, aft, irrigation, pins, vertically, axis, screw, traverse, sorted, joints, steering, mounting, rotor, swing, algorithm, rotation, wheel, chord, tables, guns, friction, mounted, brake, rotating, handball, rod, gun, blade, wheels, suspension, radius, arm, foot, carriage, rear, cylinder, point, shaft, vertical, horizontal, barrel, knife, shells, torpedo, element, pier, bearing, valve, fixed, frame, attached, deck, bow, angle, spin, arc, table, velocity, mechanism, beam, step, cannon, firing, mount, variable, row, binding, linear, column, strategy, handle, allows, centres, degrees, gear, forward, microsoft, arrangement, ball, moves, cutting, hull, bottom, joint, fitted, motion, relative.

Words that rhyme with pivot:
rivet, civet, give it, small civet, palm civet, large civet, privett, banded palm civet, kivett, rivett, trivett, forgive it, mcdivett, mcdivitt, outlive it, privott, relive it, sieve it.

Adjectives that are often used to describe pivot:
central, fixed, very, vertical, reverse, main, centre, single, lower, geographical, upper, real, movable, front, horizontal, conical, top, bottom, wooden, forward, frictionless, quick, flat, crucial, double, rear, moveable, essential, strategic, syntactic, center, moral, principal, inch, unwobbling, indispensable, degree, slow, arm, pointed, solid, left, fundamental, hardened, joint, adjustable, smooth, zero, sharp, firm, vital, stationary, cylindrical, hidden, key, hollow, dramatic, eccentric, sole, slight, pragmatic, dual, spherical, necessary, invisible.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective pivot:
systems, irrigation, system, gun, shift, unit, words, holes, guns, transfer, sprinklers, word, transfers, point, quintile, mechanism, teeth, carriages, suspension, type, hole, pier, points, pin, position, irrigators, steering, bearings, motion, vibrato, area, instrument, joints, ethers, irrigator, row, ratio, player, languages, foot, axle, shoe, instruments, clauses, technology, constructions, rigs, machines, technique, blocks, industry, piers, bearing, friction, stud, mountings, design.

Consonant match to pivot:
pervert, pave it.

Words that sound like pivot:
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