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special moves

special moves is the plural of special move.

Meaning of special move

Noun

special move (plural special moves)

  1. An exceptionally powerful fighting move.
    • The fighters move around nicely but when they carry out their special moves it occasionally gets rather confusing. You have the usual kick, thump, jump and duck moves plus others depending on whether you're playing Haggar, Guy or Cody.1991, James Leach, Final Fight (game review in Your Sinclair issue 70)
    Synonyms:
    special

Questions about special moves

What is special moves the plural of?
Special moves is the plural of special move.

Words near special moves in the dictionary

  1. special masters
  2. special measures
  3. special military operation
  4. special military operations
  5. special move
  6. special moves
  7. special name
  8. special names
  9. special needs
  10. Special Olympian
  11. Special Olympians

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