Grep  of  noun  movement 
  anti-war  movement 
  apparent  movement 
  art  movement 
  artistic  movement 
  bowel  movement 
  brownian  movement 
  civil  rights  movement 
  cultural  movement 
  ecumenical  movement 
  feeling  of  movement 
  feminist  movement 
  fetal  movement 
  foetal  movement 
  gay  liberation  movement 
  labor  movement 
  movement 
  nonrapid  eye  movement 
  nonrapid  eye  movement  sleep 
  oxford  movement 
  political  movement 
  rapid  eye  movement 
  rapid  eye  movement  sleep 
  reform  movement 
  religious  movement 
  sense  of  movement 
  social  movement 
  trade  union  movement 
  troop  movement 
  women's  liberation  movement 
  youth  movement 
  zionist  movement 
 
  Overview  of  noun  movement 
 
  The  noun  movement  has  10  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  motion,  movement,  move  motility  --  (a  change  of  position  that  does  not  entail  a  change  of  location;  "the  reflex  motion  of  his  eyebrows  revealed  his  surprise";  "movement  is  a  sign  of  life";  "an  impatient  move  of  his  hand";  "gastrointestinal  motility") 
  2.  (19)  movement,  motion  --  (a  natural  event  that  involves  a  change  in  the  position  or  location  of  something) 
  3.  (16)  motion,  movement,  move  --  (the  act  of  changing  your  location  from  one  place  to  another;  "police  controlled  the  motion  of  the  crowd";  "the  movement  of  people  from  the  farms  to  the  cities";  "his  move  put  him  directly  in  my  path") 
  4.  (4)  movement,  social  movement,  front  --  (a  group  of  people  with  a  common  ideology  who  try  together  to  achieve  certain  general  goals;  "he  was  a  charter  member  of  the  movement";  "politicians  have  to  respect  a  mass  movement";  "he  led  the  national  liberation  front") 
  5.  (4)  movement  --  (a  major  self-contained  part  of  a  symphony  or  sonata;  "the  second  movement  is  slow  and  melodic") 
  6.  (4)  campaign,  cause  crusade,  drive,  movement,  effort  --  (a  series  of  actions  advancing  a  principle  or  tending  toward  a  particular  end  "he  supported  populist  campaigns";  "they  worked  in  the  cause  of  world  peace";  "the  team  was  ready  for  a  drive  toward  the  pennant";  "the  movement  to  end  slavery";  "contributed  to  the  war  effort") 
  7.  (3)  apparent  motion,  motion,  apparent  movement,  movement  --  (an  optical  illusion  of  motion  produced  by  viewing  a  rapid  succession  of  still  pictures  of  a  moving  object;  "the  cinema  relies  on  apparent  motion";  "the  succession  of  flashing  lights  gave  an  illusion  of  movement") 
  8.  bowel  movement,  movement,  bm  --  (a  euphemism  for  defecation;  "he  had  a  bowel  movement") 
  9.  movement  --  (the  driving  and  regulating  parts  of  a  mechanism  (as  of  a  watch  or  clock);  "it  was  an  expensive  watch  with  a  diamond  movement") 
  10.  movement  --  (the  act  of  changing  the  location  of  something  "the  movement  of  cargo  onto  the  vessel") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  movement 
 
  The  noun  movement  has  10  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  motion,  movement,  move  motility  --  (a  change  of  position  that  does  not  entail  a  change  of  location;  "the  reflex  motion  of  his  eyebrows  revealed  his  surprise";  "movement  is  a  sign  of  life";  "an  impatient  move  of  his  hand";  "gastrointestinal  motility") 
  2.  (19)  movement,  motion  --  (a  natural  event  that  involves  a  change  in  the  position  or  location  of  something) 
  3.  (16)  motion,  movement,  move  --  (the  act  of  changing  your  location  from  one  place  to  another;  "police  controlled  the  motion  of  the  crowd";  "the  movement  of  people  from  the  farms  to  the  cities";  "his  move  put  him  directly  in  my  path") 
  4.  (4)  movement,  social  movement,  front  --  (a  group  of  people  with  a  common  ideology  who  try  together  to  achieve  certain  general  goals;  "he  was  a  charter  member  of  the  movement";  "politicians  have  to  respect  a  mass  movement";  "he  led  the  national  liberation  front") 
  5.  (4)  movement  --  (a  major  self-contained  part  of  a  symphony  or  sonata;  "the  second  movement  is  slow  and  melodic") 
  6.  (4)  campaign,  cause  crusade,  drive,  movement,  effort  --  (a  series  of  actions  advancing  a  principle  or  tending  toward  a  particular  end  "he  supported  populist  campaigns";  "they  worked  in  the  cause  of  world  peace";  "the  team  was  ready  for  a  drive  toward  the  pennant";  "the  movement  to  end  slavery";  "contributed  to  the  war  effort") 
  7.  (3)  apparent  motion,  motion,  apparent  movement,  movement  --  (an  optical  illusion  of  motion  produced  by  viewing  a  rapid  succession  of  still  pictures  of  a  moving  object;  "the  cinema  relies  on  apparent  motion";  "the  succession  of  flashing  lights  gave  an  illusion  of  movement") 
  8.  bowel  movement,  movement,  bm  --  (a  euphemism  for  defecation;  "he  had  a  bowel  movement") 
  9.  movement  --  (the  driving  and  regulating  parts  of  a  mechanism  (as  of  a  watch  or  clock);  "it  was  an  expensive  watch  with  a  diamond  movement") 
  10.  movement  --  (the  act  of  changing  the  location  of  something  "the  movement  of  cargo  onto  the  vessel") 

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