{
  "pivot":{
    "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
      "examples":[
        "an issue that is the real pivot of the controversy"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "bottom line",
        "bull's-eye",
        "centerpiece",
        "core",
        "crux",
        "essence",
        "gist",
        "heart",
        "kernel",
        "keynote",
        "meat",
        "meat and potatoes",
        "net",
        "nub",
        "nubbin",
        "nucleus",
        "pith",
        "point",
        "root",
        "sum"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "course",
        "direction",
        "drift",
        "tenor",
        "body",
        "content",
        "substance",
        "hypothesis",
        "proposition",
        "purport",
        "subject",
        "theme",
        "thesis"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
      "examples":[
        "the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "revolve",
        "roll",
        "rotate",
        "spin",
        "swing",
        "swirl",
        "swivel",
        "turn",
        "twirl",
        "twist",
        "wheel",
        "whirl"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "screw",
        "unscrew",
        "twiddle",
        "coil",
        "crank",
        "reel",
        "wind",
        "circulate"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "pivotal":{
    "of the greatest possible importance":{
      "examples":[
        "the report was missing a pivotal piece of information"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "critical",
        "crucial",
        "key",
        "vital"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "decisive",
        "life-and-death",
        "life-or-death",
        "weighty",
        "basic",
        "elementary",
        "fundamental",
        "essential",
        "indispensable",
        "instrumental",
        "necessary",
        "requisite",
        "pressing",
        "urgent"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "inconsequential",
        "insignificant",
        "minor",
        "trivial",
        "unimportant"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "pivoting":{
    "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
      "examples":[
        "the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "revolving",
        "rolling",
        "rotating",
        "spinning",
        "swinging",
        "swirling",
        "swiveling",
        "swivelling",
        "turning",
        "twirling",
        "twisting",
        "wheeling",
        "whirling"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "screwing",
        "unscrewing",
        "twiddling",
        "coiling",
        "cranking",
        "reeling",
        "winding",
        "circulating"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "pivots":{
    "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
      "examples":[
        "an issue that is the real pivot of the controversy"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "bottom lines",
        "bull's-eyes",
        "bullseyes",
        "centerpieces",
        "cores",
        "cruxes",
        "cruces",
        "essences",
        "gists",
        "hearts",
        "kernels",
        "keynotes",
        "meat and potatoes",
        "meats",
        "nets",
        "nubbins",
        "nubs",
        "nuclei",
        "nucleuses",
        "piths",
        "points",
        "roots",
        "sums"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "courses",
        "directions",
        "drifts",
        "tenors",
        "bodies",
        "contents",
        "substances",
        "hypotheses",
        "propositions",
        "purports",
        "subjects",
        "themes",
        "theses"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
      "examples":[
        "the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "revolves",
        "rolls",
        "rotates",
        "spins",
        "swings",
        "swirls",
        "swivels",
        "turns",
        "twirls",
        "twists",
        "wheels",
        "whirls"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "screws",
        "unscrews",
        "twiddles",
        "coils",
        "cranks",
        "reels",
        "winds",
        "circulates"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "pivoted":{
    "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
      "examples":[
        "the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "revolved",
        "rolled",
        "rotated",
        "spun",
        "swirled",
        "swiveled",
        "swivelled",
        "swung",
        "turned",
        "twirled",
        "twisted",
        "wheeled",
        "whirled"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "screwed",
        "unscrewed",
        "twiddled",
        "coiled",
        "cranked",
        "reeled",
        "wound",
        "winded",
        "circulated"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}