juggling
Keeping balls airborne
Juggling is the skill of keeping multiple objects in the air by continuously throwing and catching them in sequence.
The word extends to managing several tasks or responsibilities simultaneously: She's juggling work, school, and childcare.
The implication is precarious balance—drop your attention and something falls.
Round solid objects
- clubsHeavy striking sticks
- ringsCircular bands worn
- torchesPortable fire on poles
- knivesEdged cutting instruments
chainsaws · pins · beanbags · scarves · diabolo · devil sticks · cigar boxes · machetes
Successive downward flow
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- showerWater spray for bathing
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- flashBrief burst of light
qualify · pattern · box · columns · passing · synchronous · asynchronous · pirouette
Steadiness or amount owed
- prioritiesMost important things
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
- schedulePlan of timed events
commitments · workload · time management · deadlines · obligations · chaos · overwhelm · managing
One who entertains audiences
- actDeed or performance
- big topMain circus tent
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- street performerPublic entertainer seeking tips
props · toss · catch · spectacle · entertainer · busker · variety show · stage
Skillful hand coordination
- hand-eyeVision-movement synchronization
- timingArt of choosing moments
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
motor skills · ambidexterity · reflexes · spatial awareness · tracking · anticipation · muscle memory · proprioception
Repeated work toward mastery
- masteryComplete skill or control
- learning curveRate of skill acquisition
- progressionSequential forward movement
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
routine · proficiency · beginner · intermediate · advanced · workshop · tutorial · training
balls
Round solid objects
knives · chainsaws · pins · beanbags · scarves · diabolo · devil sticks · cigar boxes · machetes · fruit
cascade
Successive downward flow
flash · qualify · pattern · box · columns · passing · synchronous · asynchronous · pirouette · balance
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- prioritiesMost important things
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
schedule · commitments · workload · time management · deadlines · obligations · chaos · overwhelm · managing · coping
performer
One who entertains audiences
- actDeed or performance
- big topMain circus tent
- ringmasterCircus performance director
street performer · props · toss · catch · spectacle · entertainer · busker · variety show · stage · audience
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- hand-eyeVision-movement synchronization
- timingArt of choosing moments
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
precision · motor skills · ambidexterity · reflexes · spatial awareness · tracking · anticipation · muscle memory · proprioception · fluidity
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- masteryComplete skill or control
- learning curveRate of skill acquisition
- progressionSequential forward movement
tricks · routine · proficiency · beginner · intermediate · advanced · workshop · tutorial · training · discipline
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- ancient pastimeschariot racing, Olympic Games, discus, javelin, boxing
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, clown, tightrope
- dexteritydexterous, nimble, agile, adroit, deft
- dexterity skillsbalancing, stacking cups, cup stacking, card shuffling, coin rolling
jugglingsingle-tasking
Focusing on one activity
focusing · monotasking · specializing · concentrating · undivided attention
- 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