move




move - noun

  • the act of deciding to do something
  • the act of changing your residence or place of business
  • a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • the act of changing location from one place to another
  • (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

  • move - verb

    • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    • move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    • change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
    • follow a procedure or take a course
    • be in a state of action
    • go or proceed from one point to another
    • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    • give an incentive for action
    • arouse sympathy or compassion in
    • dispose of by selling
    • progress by being changed
    • live one's life in a specified environment
    • have a turn; make one's move in a game
    • propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

    move - thesaurus

    act   actuate   affect   displace   go   impress   incite   locomote   motility   motion   motivate   movement   proceed   prompt   propel   relocation   run   strike   travel  


    View spelling list More ways to spell long oo and learn about the word move in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 13. Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo, ou.

    Scrabble score for move

    m is 3 o is 1 v is 4 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

    generated at 15:47:37 on 14-08-24

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