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motionlessness

Variant of motion

noun

  1. the act or process of moving; passage of a body from one place to another; movement
  2. the act of moving the body or any of its parts
  3. a meaningful movement of the hand, eyes, etc.; gesture
  4. Rare the ability to move
  5. an impulse; inclination: of one's own motion
  6. a proposal; suggestion; esp. a proposal formally made in an assembly or meeting
  7. Law an application to a court for a ruling, order, etc.
  8. Mech. a combination of moving parts; mechanism
  9. Music melodic progression, as a change from one pitch to another in a voice part

intransitive verb

to make a meaningful movement of the hand, head, etc.; gesture

transitive verb

to direct or command by a meaningful gesture

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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