Значення

значень: 6
  1. (злічуване, незлічуване)A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.

    Wirbel

    вертлю́гvertljúg

  2. (злічуване, незлічуване)A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.

  3. (сленг, незлічуване)Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.

    Bob ain't got no swivel.

  4. (злічуване, незлічуване)The act of swivelling.

  5. (злічуване, незлічуване)A rotating of the hips.

  6. (злічуване, незлічуване)A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.

Ще визначення
  • a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

Приклади

речень: 13
  1. Tom leaned back in his swivel chair.

    deTom lehnte sich in seinem Drehstuhl zurück.

  2. Tom bought a new swivel chair to go with his new computer desk.

    ruТом купил новое вращающееся кресло в придачу к своему новому компьютерному столу.

    deTom hat, passend zu seinem neuen Computertisch, einen neuen Drehstuhl gekauft.

  3. Tom swiveled on his stool.

  4. The ball swiveled on its axis.

  5. Mary leaned back in her swivel chair.

Русский
За значеннями 1
piece to permit rotation:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
piece to permit rotation:

Походження

From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”)

From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.

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Форми

множина: swivels
Однинаswivel
Множинаswivels

правильне

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 10

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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