inverts
Reverses the order
Inverts means turns upside down or reverses the position, order, or relationship of things.
A chef inverts a cake onto a plate.
In logic or math, to invert is to reverse a ratio or switch terms.
As a noun, an invert is something turned inside out or upside down—or dated psychiatric jargon for a homosexual, now offensive when used that way.
Inverted balance on palms
- headstandInverted balancing posture
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
- flipQuick turning motion
tumbling · acrobatics · aerial · backflip · frontflip · pike · tuck · layout
Switches to opposite direction
- flipsQuick rotational motions
- transposesSwitches relative positions
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- negatesRenders null or invalid
undoes · counteracts · overturns · annuls · rescinds · repeals · invalidates · voids
Reversed in vertical orientation
- flipsQuick rotational motions
- rotatesTurns on axis
- turnsRotations or chances
- capsizesTips over in water
overturns · topples · upends · tips · tilts · pitchpole · turtling · keel
Jointed-limb invertebrates
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- mollusksSoft-bodied invertebrates, often shelled
- echinodermsSpiny-skinned marine invertebrates
- cephalopodsMollusks with tentacles
bivalves · gastropods · sponges · sea urchins · starfish · corals · jellyfish · octopus
Weakens by stealth
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- disruptsInterferes with normal operation
- overthrowsForcibly removes from power
- sabotagesDeliberately undermines or destroys
undercuts · weakens · subverts · upends · overturns · contravenes · defies · rebels
handstand
Inverted balance on palms
- headstandInverted balancing posture
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
flip · tumbling · acrobatics · aerial · backflip · frontflip · pike · tuck · layout · dismount
reverses
Switches to opposite direction
- flipsQuick rotational motions
- transposesSwitches relative positions
- switchesCircuit opening devices
negates · undoes · counteracts · overturns · annuls · rescinds · repeals · invalidates · voids · revokes
upside-down
Reversed in vertical orientation
capsizes · overturns · topples · upends · tips · tilts · pitchpole · turtling · keel · suspension
arthropods
Jointed-limb invertebrates
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- mollusksSoft-bodied invertebrates, often shelled
- echinodermsSpiny-skinned marine invertebrates
cephalopods · bivalves · gastropods · sponges · sea urchins · starfish · corals · jellyfish · octopus · squid
undermines
Weakens by stealth
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- disruptsInterferes with normal operation
- overthrowsForcibly removes from power
sabotages · undercuts · weakens · subverts · upends · overturns · contravenes · defies · rebels · resists
- concrete productsconcrete blocks, concrete beams, concrete pipes, concrete tiles, concrete panels
- stampsstamp, stamps, commemorative stamps, mint stamps, used stamps
- sewerssewer pipes, manholes, drains, sanitary sewers, storm drains
- stamp errorserrors, miscuts, misregistration, ink smears, freaks
- philatelystamps, postage stamps, stamp collecting, mint stamps, album
- inverted triangleTriangle with apex below
- inverted crossCrucifix rotated 180 degrees
- inverted commasPunctuation enclosing quotations
- invert colorsReverse all hue values
- power inverterDC-to-AC conversion device
- inverted bobHaircut longer in front
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