moves
/muːvz/
moves is the plural of move.
moves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move.
Meaning of move
Noun
move (plural moves)
- The act of moving; a movement.
- A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
- An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
- He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
- A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
- She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
- The event of changing one's residence.
- The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
- Synonyms:
- removal, relocation
- A change in strategy.
- I am worried about our boss's move.
- A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
- Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport
Noun
moves pl (plural only)
- A good ability to dance.
- Check out the guy on the dancefloor, he's got seriously good moves.
Phrases with moves
- moves in
- moves it
- moves on
- moves to
- moves up
- moves off
- moves out
- book moves
- dick moves
- moves away
- moves back
- moves down
52 more phrasesFewer phrases
- moves into
- moves over
- moves with
- only moves
- dance moves
- false moves
- Kirby moves
- moves about
- moves ahead
- moves along
- moves house
- moves in on
- moves south
- power moves
- quiet moves
- camera moves
- moves around
- moves an inch
- moves forward
- opening moves
- Pachner moves
- special moves
- waiting moves
- moves sideways
- moves the dial
- finishing moves
- moves furniture
- moves mountains
- moves down a peg
- moves one's body
- moves the needle
- put the moves on
- moves the problem
- puts the moves on
- moves down a notch
- moves one's bowels
- Reidemeister moves
- anything that moves
- moves the goalposts
- moves out to move up
- moves the goal posts
- moves the yardsticks
- moves with the times
- putting the moves on
- career-limiting moves
- moves up in the world
- moves heaven and earth
- moves someone to tears
- moves through the gears
- the spirit moves someone
- moves the deckchairs on the Titanic
- the dogs bark, but the caravan moves on
Words that rhyme with moves
Questions about moves
- What does moves mean?
- Moves means a good ability to dance.
- What is moves the plural of?
- Moves is the plural of move.
- What part of speech is moves?
- Moves is a noun.
- How do you pronounce moves?
- Moves is pronounced /muːvz/.
Words near moves in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: moves (page history and authors); move (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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