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RELATED WORDS : academy of motion picture arts and sciences apparent motion axial motion brownian motion first law of motion forward motion harmonic motion in motion kepler's law of planetary motion law of motion link motion make make a deal make a face make a federal case make a killing make a point make a point of make a show of make a stink make advances make allowance for make amends make an example of make an impression make and break make as if make believe make bold make clean make clear make do make ends meet make for make full make fun make fun of make good make grow make happy make haste make hay make headway make it make known make light of make love make merry make money make no bones about make noise make nothing of make off make out make over make pass make peace make plain make possible make pure make relaxed make sense make sure make the grade make the most of make the scene make unnecessary make up make up one's mind make up to make vibrant sounds make water make way make whoopie motion motion picture motion sickness motion study newton's first law of motion newton's law of motion newton's second law of motion newton's third law of motion onward motion orbital motion periodic motion perpetual motion perpetual motion machine rotary motion second law of motion set in motion simple harmonic motion slow motion third law of motion time and motion study

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb make a motion has 1 sense

• make a motion(v = verb.communication) move - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting; Array
is one way to advise, propose, suggest
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

ROGET THESAURUS

make a motion

Offer

VB offer, proffer, present, tender, bid, propose, move, make a motion, make advances, start, invite, hold out, place in one's way, put forward, hawk about, offer for sale, press, lay at one's feet, offer oneself, present oneself, volunteer, come forward, be a candidate, stand for, bid for, seek, be at one's service, go a begging, bribe.

Supposition

VB suppose, conjecture, surmise, suspect, guess, divine, theorize, presume, presurmise, presuppose, assume, fancy, wis, take it, give a guess, speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted, imagine, put forth, propound, propose, start, put a case, submit, move, make a motion, hazard out, throw out a suggestion, put forward a suggestion, put forward conjecture, allude to, suggest, hint, put it into one's head, suggest itself, run in the head, marvel if, wonder if, wonder whether.

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