swivel
noun/ˈswɪvl/
/ˈswɪvl/
- (often used as an adjective) a device used to connect two parts of an object together, allowing one part to turn around without moving the other
- a swivel chair (= one on which the seat turns around without moving the base)
Oxford Collocations DictionarySwivel is used before these nouns:- chair
- stool
Word OriginMiddle English, from the base of Old English swīfan ‘to move (along a course), sweep’.Definitions on the go
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