juggle
Keep balls airborne
To juggle is to keep multiple objects in the air by tossing and catching them in continuous motion: She can juggle five balls at once.
The word extends naturally to managing multiple demands simultaneously: juggling work and family, juggling three projects at once.
To juggle figures or accounts is to manipulate them deceptively.
A person who juggles is a juggler.
Round solid objects
- clubsHeavy striking sticks
- ringsCircular bands worn
- pinsPointed sewing fasteners
- torchesPortable fire on poles
beanbags · scarves · chainsaws · knives · axes · flaming · props · catch
Skillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- hand-eyeVision-movement synchronization
- timingArt of choosing moments
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
practice · precision · agility · reflexes · concentration · focus · muscle memory · motor skills
Steadiness or amount owed
- prioritiesMost important things
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- schedulePlan of timed events
workload · commitments · deadlines · obligations · time management · overwhelm · competing · spinning plates
One who entertains audiences
- actDeed or performance
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- big topMain circus tent
- ringmasterCircus performance director
street performer · busker · carnival · festival · vaudeville · sideshow · showmanship · audience
balls
Round solid objects
torches · beanbags · scarves · chainsaws · knives · axes · flaming · props · catch · throw
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- hand-eyeVision-movement synchronization
- timingArt of choosing moments
rhythm · practice · precision · agility · reflexes · concentration · focus · muscle memory · motor skills · nimbleness
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- prioritiesMost important things
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
schedule · workload · commitments · deadlines · obligations · time management · overwhelm · competing · spinning plates · stretched thin
performer
One who entertains audiences
ringmaster · street performer · busker · carnival · festival · vaudeville · sideshow · showmanship · audience · applause
numbers
Counting and calculation symbols
data · records · finances · falsify · doctor · fudge · cook · massage · rearrange · shuffle
- Double Lettersbookkeeper, Mississippi, Tennessee, Massachusetts, balloon
- Fighting GamesStreet Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero, Raiden
- game movesmove, dodge, play, pass, block
- fumblesdrop, slip, bobble, muff, fumble
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, kick, jab, elbow strike
juggleneglect
Failure to provide care
drop the ball · abandon · let slide · focus · lose control
- juggling actManaging competing demands simultaneously
- juggling work
- juggling ballsProps for toss-and-catch routines
- fire jugglingTossing and catching torches
- knife jugglingTossing and catching blades
- juggling routinesChoreographed object-throwing sequences