| abduct |
to draw or cause to move away from the main axis of the body. (Cf. adduct.) [1/2 definitions] |
| acetylcholine |
in biochemistry, the substance produced during nerve conduction that transmits nerve impulses across synapses and causes muscles to move. [1/2 definitions] |
| adduct |
to move or pull (a body part such as a muscle) toward the main axis. (Cf. abduct.) |
| advance |
to come or move forward. |
| advancement |
a move to a higher or better position or rank. [1/2 definitions] |
| aerodynamics |
(used with a sing. verb) a science that deals with the dynamics of air and other gases and with the forces acting on objects that move through them. |
| affect1 |
to cause to feel sad or sorry; move; touch. [1/2 definitions] |
| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| agitate |
to cause to move in a quick, tumbling motion or with force; shake. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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] |
| ambulate |
to walk or move about from place to place. |
| amoeba |
a tiny living thing made of only one cell. Amoebas move by changing their shape. They eat by wrapping their bodies around their food. Amoebas live in fresh and salt water, soil, and in animals. Most kinds of amoebas can only be seen through a microscope. |
| angle1 |
the space between such lines measured in degrees. [3/4 definitions] |
| animal |
one of a large group of living things that is not a plant. Animals can move around by themselves to find food. [1/2 definitions] |
| animate |
to inspire to move or act; prompt. [1/6 definitions] |
| animated |
able to move as though alive. [2/3 definitions] |
| antiperistalsis |
reverse movement in the intestines, alimentary canal, or similar organs, causing the contents of these organs to move backwards. |
| aphid |
a small insect that eats by sucking the juices of plants. Aphids have soft bodies and move slowly. |
| apoplexy |
the sudden loss of the ability to feel or move, caused by a rupture or obstruction of an artery in the brain; stroke. |
| approach |
to move in the direction of or become nearly equal to in quality, degree, or amount. [1/9 definitions] |