pivot

Plural: pivots

Noun

the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
- "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
Act of turning on one foot.
The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.
A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.
A pivot table.
Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.
An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.
A pivotal quantity.
A quarterback.
A circle runner.
A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

Verb

Verb Forms: pivoted, pivoting, pivots

To turn or rotate on a central point or axis.
turn on a pivot
To turn on an exact spot.
To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc.
To change the direction of a business, usually in response to changes in the market.
To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc.
To shift a political candidate's messaging during a general election to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

Examples

He had to PIVOT his strategy quickly when his opponent blocked his planned seven-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pevet, *pivot, from Old French pivot (“hinge pin, pivot”) (12th c.), possibly from Latin pūgiō.

Synonyms

pin, pivot man, swivel

Scrabble Score: 10

pivot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pivot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pivot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

pivot: valid Words With Friends Word