(fishing) A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
(military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
(slang, uncountable) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
The act of swivelling.
verb
(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
viewly
viewly
adj
(UK, dialect) Pleasing to the eye; sightly.
wavily
wavily
adv
crookedly, twistingly, in a curved and winding manner
weevil
weevil
noun
(figurative, derogatory) A loathsome person.
Any of many similar, but more distantly related, beetles such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum).
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles of various sizes, in the family Curculionidae within the superfamily Curculionoidea.
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
