lurch vs motility
motility vs lurchlurch and motility both are nouns.
lurch is a verb but motility is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lurch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| motility | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
motility is a hypernym of
lurch; that is, motility is a
word with a broader meaning than lurch:
- lurch: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- motility: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
| lurch (noun) | motility (noun) |
|---|---|
| an unsteady uneven gait | a change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| the act of moving forward suddenly | ability to move spontaneously and independently |
| abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | |
| a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) |
| lurch (verb) | motility (verb) |
|---|---|
| defeat by a lurch | |
| move abruptly | |
| move slowly and unsteadily | |
| walk as if unable to control one's movements | |
| loiter about, with no apparent aim |
Words related to "lurch"
- card game
- cards
- careen
- defeat
- footle
- gait
- get the better of
- go
- hang around
- keel
- lallygag
- licking
- linger
- loaf
- locomote
- loiter
- lollygag
- lounge
- lunge
- lurk
- mess about
- mill about
- mill around
- motility
- motion
- move
- movement
- overcome
- pitch
- pitching
- prowl
- reel
- rock
- shift
- ship
- skunk
- stagger
- stumble
- swag
- sway
- tarry
- tilt
- travel
- walk
Words related to "motility"
- abduction
- adduction
- agitation
- body English
- change
- circumduction
- closing
- dart
- disturbance
- eurhythmics
- eurhythmy
- eurythmics
- eurythmy
- eversion
- everting
- eye movement
- fetal movement
- flicker
- flit
- flutter
- foetal movement
- gesture
- headshake
- headshaking
- immotility
- inclination
- inclining
- inversion
- jerk
- jerking
- jolt
- kick
- kicking
- kneel
- kneeling
- lurch
- mobility
- motile
- motion
- move
- movement
- opening
- pitch
- pitching
- posing
- prostration
- quiver
- quivering
- reach
- reaching
- reciprocation
- reclining
- retraction
- retroflection
- retroflexion
- rotary motion
- rotation
- saccade
- shutting
- sitting
- snap
- span
- squat
- squatting
- squirm
- standing
- straddle
- stretch
- stroke
- sweep
- toss
- upending
- vibration
- wave
- waver
- wiggle
- wriggle
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