Encircle and Turn

Encircle

Encircle verb - To travel completely around.

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Turn and encircle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a verb "Encircle".

Nearby Words: encircling, encirclement

Turn verb - To move in circles around an axis or center.

Usage example: the wheels turned, but the car was hopelessly stuck and wasn't moving

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Encircle and turn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encircle" instead a verb "Turn".

Nearby Words: turned, turning

character	encircle character	turn character
body	encircle body	turn body
face	encircle face	turn face
earth	encircle earth	turn earth
Other words: world, head, ship, enemy, friends, enemies.

A small trail of blood starts to encircle the Big Bad's neck, he tries to turn while jumping and he lands.....with his head pointing the wrong way.

Source: Single-Stroke Battle

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