turning | act of changing in practice or custom, the law took many turnings over the years |
avoidance turning away shunning dodging | deliberately avoiding, keeping away from or preventing from happening |
turn turning | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course, he took a turn to the right |
turning | the activity of shaping something on a lathe |
brass knucks knucks brass knuckles knuckles knuckle duster | a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand |
corner street corner turning point | the intersection of two streets, standing on the corner watching all the girls go by |
knuckle joint hinge joint | a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
turning | the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe |
knuckle knuckle joint metacarpophalangeal joint | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
table tipping table tilting table turning table lifting | manipulation of a table during a seance, attributed to spirits |
turning turn | a movement in a new direction, the turning of the wind |
landmark turning point watershed | an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend, the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations |
turning | a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe |
yield give in succumb knuckle under buckle under | consent reluctantly |
knuckle | shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground |
knuckle | press or rub with the knuckles |
slave break one's back buckle down knuckle down | work very hard, like a slave |
rough-and-tumble bare-knuckle bare-knuckled | characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules, a rough-and-tumble fight, rough-and-tumble politics, undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism |