revolve
verb/rɪˈvɑlv/
Frequency rank: #10,219 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to move in a circle or orbit around a central point
Example sentence
The planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.
Synonyms & related words
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