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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

move, motion, movement, motility go
a change of position that does not entail a change of location

rotation, rotary motion
the act of rotating as if on an axis

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circumvolution go
the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
feather, feathering go
turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
gyration, whirling go
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
pivot go
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
pronation go
rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward
spin, twist, twirl, twisting, whirl go
the act of rotating rapidly
spiral go
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
supination go
rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
twist, turn go
turning or twisting around (in place)
twist, wind, winding go
the act of winding or twisting
turnout go
(ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip