Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 8 compound words that contain motions. The most common are listed below. Open motions in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- motions of confidenceplural of motion of confidence: A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by …
- go through the motionsTo do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
- going through the motionspresent participle of go through the motions: To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
- motions of no confidenceplural of motion of no confidence: A vote of no confidence.
- loose motionsplural of loose motion: diarrhea
- proper motionsplural of proper motion: The change in apparent position of a celestial body due to that body's velocity relative to the Sun.
- peculiar motionsplural of peculiar motion: The velocity of an object, such as a star or a galaxy, relative to a reference rest frame where the average motion of surrounding objects is zero.
- early day motionsplural of early day motion: A formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons.
- Daubert motionsplural of Daubert motion: A special motion in limine raised before or during trial, to exclude the presentation of unqualified evidence to the jury.
- goes through the motionsthird-person singular simple present indicative of go through the motions: To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
- gone through the motionspast participle of go through the motions: To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
- went through the motionssimple past of go through the motions
- accelerated motionsplural of accelerated motion: Motion with a continually increasing velocity.
- Clayton motionsplural of Clayton motion: A motion to dismiss a case in the interest of justice.
- confidence motionsplural of confidence motion: A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall.
- mean motionsplural of mean motion: An angle of τ (radians) divided by the orbital period (of a celestial body in an elliptic orbit).
- oblique motionsplural of oblique motion: A kind of motion or progression in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or repeats the same tone.
- reed motionsplural of reed motion: The mechanism that moves the batten in a power loom.
- self-motionsplural of self-motion: Motion given by inherent powers, without external impulse.
- space motionsplural of space motion: The real or apparent motion of a star etc. through space.
- stop motionsplural of stop motion: An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.
- swing motionsplural of swing motion: A mechanism in the truck of a railway carriage, etc., permitting swaying from side to side.
- no-confidence motionsplural of no-confidence motion: A vote of no confidence.
- simple harmonic motionsplural of simple harmonic motion: oscillating motion (as of a pendulum) in which the acceleration of the oscillator has an equal magnitude but opposite direction to the displacement of it from the equilibrium position.
- retrograde motionsplural of retrograde motion: Motion of a body (either real or apparent) in a direction opposite to that of its normal motion, or to that of other similar or related bodies
Compound words 8
- promotionsplural of promotion: An advancement in rank or position.
- commotionsplural of commotion: A state of turbulent motion.
- countermotionsplural of countermotion: A physical movement that counterbalances another movement.
- locomotionsplural of locomotion: The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
- micromotionsplural of micromotion: A very small, or microscopic, motion.
- nonemotionsplural of nonemotion: Absence of emotion.
- premotionsplural of premotion: Previous motion or excitement to action, especially a divine impulse that precedes human action, guiding or enabling individuals to act in accordance with God's will.
- repromotionsplural of repromotion: promotion again