Noun

• S: (n) gesture (gesture%1:10:00::), motion (motion%1:10:00::) (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
• S: (n) movement (movement%1:11:00::), motion (motion%1:11:00::) (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
• S: (n) motion (motion%1:04:00::), movement (movement%1:04:00::), move (move%1:04:03::), motility (motility%1:04:00::) (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"
• S: (n) motion (motion%1:26:00::) (a state of change) "they were in a state of steady motion"
• S: (n) motion (motion%1:10:01::), question (question%1:10:02::) (a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote) "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
• S: (n) motion (motion%1:04:01::), movement (movement%1:04:04::), move (move%1:04:04::) (the act of changing 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"
• S: (n) apparent motion (apparent_motion%1:19:00::), motion (motion%1:19:00::), apparent movement (apparent_movement%1:19:00::), movement (movement%1:19:00::) (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"

Verb

• S: (v) gesticulate (gesticulate%2:32:00::), gesture (gesture%2:32:00::), motion (motion%2:32:00::) (show, express or direct through movement) "He gestured his desire to leave"