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Quick definitions from WordNet (turn)
▸ noun: taking a short walk out and back ("We took a turn in the park")
▸ noun: turning away or in the opposite direction ("He made an abrupt turn away from her")
▸ noun: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course ("He took a turn to the right")
▸ noun: the activity of doing something in an agreed succession ("It is my turn")
▸ noun: a favor for someone ("He did me a good turn")
▸ noun: an unforeseen development ("Events suddenly took an awkward turn")
▸ noun: (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
▸ noun: turning or twisting around (in place)
▸ noun: a movement in a new direction ("The turning of the wind")
▸ noun: a circular segment of a curve
▸ noun: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
▸ noun: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
▸ verb: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of ("Turn a page of a book")
▸ verb: cause to move around or rotate ("Turn a key")
▸ verb: cause to move along an axis or into a new direction ("Turn your face to the wall")
▸ verb: move around an axis or a center ("The wheels are turning")
▸ verb: get by buying and selling ("The company turned a good profit after a year")
▸ verb: become officially one year older ("She is turning 50 this year")
▸ verb: accomplish by rotating ("Turn a somersault")
▸ verb: cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics ("The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him")
▸ verb: change color ("In Vermont, the leaves turn early")
▸ verb: direct at someone ("She turned a smile on me")
▸ verb: alter the functioning or setting of ("Turn the dial to 10")
▸ verb: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become ("The weather turned nasty")
▸ verb: let (something) fall or spill a container ("Turn the flour onto a plate")
▸ verb: shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel ("Turn the legs of the table")
▸ verb: change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense ("Turn towards me")
▸ verb: pass to the other side of ("Turn the corner")
▸ verb: channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something ("The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction")
▸ verb: to send or let go ("They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion")
▸ verb: undergo a change or development ("The water turned into ice")
▸ verb: go sour or spoil ("The cream has turned--we have to throw it out")
▸ verb: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to ("She turned to her relatives for help")
▸ verb: change to the contrary ("The tides turned against him")
▸ verb: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action ("We turned from Socialism to Capitalism")
▸ verb: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow ("Turn the earth in the Spring")
▸ verb: twist suddenly so as to sprain ("I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days")
▸ verb: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form ("The strong man could turn an iron bar")
▸ Also see turns
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to turn
▸ Usage examples for turn
▸ Idioms related to turn (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing turn
▸ Words that often appear near turn
▸ Rhymes of turn
▸ Invented words related to turn
▸ noun: taking a short walk out and back ("We took a turn in the park")
▸ noun: turning away or in the opposite direction ("He made an abrupt turn away from her")
▸ noun: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course ("He took a turn to the right")
▸ noun: the activity of doing something in an agreed succession ("It is my turn")
▸ noun: a favor for someone ("He did me a good turn")
▸ noun: an unforeseen development ("Events suddenly took an awkward turn")
▸ noun: (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
▸ noun: turning or twisting around (in place)
▸ noun: a movement in a new direction ("The turning of the wind")
▸ noun: a circular segment of a curve
▸ noun: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
▸ noun: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
▸ verb: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of ("Turn a page of a book")
▸ verb: cause to move around or rotate ("Turn a key")
▸ verb: cause to move along an axis or into a new direction ("Turn your face to the wall")
▸ verb: move around an axis or a center ("The wheels are turning")
▸ verb: get by buying and selling ("The company turned a good profit after a year")
▸ verb: become officially one year older ("She is turning 50 this year")
▸ verb: accomplish by rotating ("Turn a somersault")
▸ verb: cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics ("The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him")
▸ verb: change color ("In Vermont, the leaves turn early")
▸ verb: direct at someone ("She turned a smile on me")
▸ verb: alter the functioning or setting of ("Turn the dial to 10")
▸ verb: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become ("The weather turned nasty")
▸ verb: let (something) fall or spill a container ("Turn the flour onto a plate")
▸ verb: shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel ("Turn the legs of the table")
▸ verb: change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense ("Turn towards me")
▸ verb: pass to the other side of ("Turn the corner")
▸ verb: channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something ("The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction")
▸ verb: to send or let go ("They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion")
▸ verb: undergo a change or development ("The water turned into ice")
▸ verb: go sour or spoil ("The cream has turned--we have to throw it out")
▸ verb: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to ("She turned to her relatives for help")
▸ verb: change to the contrary ("The tides turned against him")
▸ verb: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action ("We turned from Socialism to Capitalism")
▸ verb: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow ("Turn the earth in the Spring")
▸ verb: twist suddenly so as to sprain ("I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days")
▸ verb: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form ("The strong man could turn an iron bar")
▸ Also see turns
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to turn
▸ Usage examples for turn
▸ Idioms related to turn (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing turn
▸ Words that often appear near turn
▸ Rhymes of turn
▸ Invented words related to turn