Takes turns (7 letters)

{ Answer }

ROTATES

{ Related Clues }

Gyrates
Pirouettes
Pivots
Revolves
Turns
Wheels
Goes around
Moves in a tired way?
What Earth does
Works on, as a set of tires

{ Tags }

around, does, earth, goes, gyrates, moves, pirouettes, pivots, revolves, rotates, set, takes, tired, tires, turns, way, what, wheels, works

{ Notes }

The answer ROTATES is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 950 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ROTATE as a verb:

1. (revolve, go around, rotate) = turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"

2. exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

3. (rotate, circumvolve) = cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

4. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"

5. (turn out, splay, spread out, rotate) = turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

6. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"