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| revolving door |
| 1. n. A door that rotates around a central pivot. |
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| 2. n. (figuratively) A system or institution in which people exit and immediately reenter. |
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| Analysis |
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| revolving |
| 1. adj. used to refer to something that moves around a central point. |
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| 2. v. present participle of revolve |
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| 3. n. The act of something that revolves or turns. |
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| revolve |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To orbit a central point. |
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| The Earth revolves around the sun. |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To turn on an axis. |
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| The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours. |
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| 3. v. To cause to turn. |
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| door |
| 1. n. A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to ho |
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| I knocked on the vice president's door |
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| 2. n. Any flap, etc. that opens like a door. |
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| the 24 doors in an Advent calendar |
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| 3. n. (immigration) An entry point. |
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