Definitions For Circumgyrate

Verb

circumgyrat (intransitive) To move around something. : Synonym: orbit (transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit. (intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. : Synonym: revolve, rotate, spin (transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. : Synonym: rotate, spin (intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space). (intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something). (transitive) To form into a bend, bent or curved shape. : Synonym: contort, twine, twist, wreathe

Related terms

circumgyration circumgyratory

References

Alternative forms

circumgyre {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Etymology

borrowed from {{bor + en + ml. + circumgȳrō}};l. quicherat and a. daveluy, dictionnaire latin-français, paris: hachette, 46th edition, 1910, p.{{nbsp}}236. equivalent to circum + gyrate

Is Circumgyrate a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
26

The word Circumgyrate is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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