| agitation |
the act or process of stirring up something, forcing it to move around or back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
| alternate |
to move back and forth between two or more places, actions, or conditions (usually followed by "between"). [1/7 definitions] |
| argument |
An argument is a kind of fight using words. When people disagree about something, they sometimes have an argument. In an argument, people talk back and forth, and sometimes they yell. People don't always get angry when they have an argument, but sometimes they do. [1/2 definitions] |
| back and forth |
When you go back and forth, you go backward and forward, often repeating this many times. |
| badminton |
a sport in which players use rackets to hit a small rubber object back and forth across a high net. |
| cable car |
an enclosed vehicle either on rails or hanging from a cable that is pulled back and forth by a moving cable. A cable car carries people up and down a steep slope or across a chasm. |
| crisscross |
to move back and forth over. [1/4 definitions] |
| door |
A door is something usually made out of wood or metal that is attached to an opening. It moves back and forth to open or close the opening. Rooms, cars, cupboards, closets, and elevators are some things that have doors. [1/2 definitions] |
| fan1 |
a device that is waved back and forth with the hand to cool the face or body. [1/3 definitions] |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| flap |
to swing or wave back and forth with a slapping sound. [1/5 definitions] |
| flicker1 |
to move quickly back and forth; flutter. [1/4 definitions] |
| flutter |
to wave rapidly back and forth or up and down. [1/5 definitions] |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
| move |
When something moves another thing, it sets it in motion or makes it go along. When a river moves a boat, it means that the river makes the boat go along, or maybe it makes the boat rock back and forth. [1/11 definitions] |
| needle |
A needle is a long, thin piece of metal or plastic on a compass or on a measuring device. The needle can move around or back and forth, and its position gives you some information. [1/6 definitions] |
| negotiate |
When you negotiate, you to try to come to an agreement about something with another person or group. When you negotiate, you and the person or group talk back and forth about what each side wants until some kind of agreement is reached or until someone decides that there can be no agreement. |
| pace1 |
When you pace, you walk back and forth across a room because you are nervous or worried. [1/5 definitions] |
| pendulum |
a weight hung on a long cord, wire, or lever so that it swings back and forth. Pendulums are used to control the movements of some clocks. |
| Ping-Pong |
Ping-Pong is the name of a game that is usually played by two people. The game is played over a large table with a net across it, and it uses a small white ball that bounces very easily. Players hit the ball back and forth to each other over the net until one player can't hit it back correctly. When that happens, the other player scores a point. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. [3 definitions] |