yoyos
Up-and-down toys
Yoyos is the plural of yoyo, a toy consisting of two connected disks with a string wound around an axle between them.
You hold the string's end and let the yoyo drop, then flick it back up.
Figuratively, a yoyo is someone who fluctuates or can't make up their mind: The stock market yoyos between gains and losses.
Slender fiber or character sequence
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- trickDeliberate deception
- sleeperOne at rest
- loopCurve closing on itself
axle · bearing · responsive · unresponsive · throw · return · Duncan · butterfly
One at rest
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- trapezeSuspended acrobatic bar
- double-or-nothingWager risking full amount
- pinwheelSpinning vaned toy
slack · whip · suicide · grind · bind · regeneration · combo · mount
Alternating between extremes
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- variationChange from a norm
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
instability · wavering · seesawing · fluctuating · unpredictable · erratic · cycling · bouncing
string
Slender fiber or character sequence
loop · axle · bearing · responsive · unresponsive · throw · return · Duncan · butterfly · imperial
sleeper
One at rest
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- trapezeSuspended acrobatic bar
- double-or-nothingWager risking full amount
pinwheel · slack · whip · suicide · grind · bind · regeneration · combo · mount · dismount
up-and-down
Alternating between extremes
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- variationChange from a norm
volatility · instability · wavering · seesawing · fluctuating · unpredictable · erratic · cycling · bouncing · rebounding
weight
Measure of heaviness
rebound · metabolism · restriction · binge · pattern · repeat · pounds · scale · setpoint · hormones