By-turning (n.) An obscure road |
Grey (a.) See Gray (the correct orthography). |
Re-turn (v. t. & i.) To turn again. |
Sea turn () A breeze, gale, or mist from the sea. |
Turned (imp. & p. p.) of Turn |
Turning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Turn |
Turn (v. t.) To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center |
Turn (v. t.) To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost |
Turn (v. t.) To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to |
Turn (v. t.) To change from a given use or office |
Turn (v. t.) To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of |
Turn (v. t.) To form in a lathe |
Turn (v. t.) Hence, to give form to |
Turn (v. t.) To translate |
Turn (v. t.) To make acid or sour |
Turn (v. t.) To sicken |
Turn (v. i.) To move round |
Turn (v. i.) Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support |
Turn (v. i.) To result or terminate |
Turn (v. i.) To be deflected |
Turn (v. i.) To be changed, altered, or transformed |
Turn (v. i.) To undergo the process of turning on a lathe |
Turn (v. i.) To become acid |
Turn (v. i.) To become giddy |
Turn (v. i.) To be nauseated |
Turn (v. i.) To become inclined in the other direction |
Turn (v. i.) To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb |
Turn (v. i.) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery. |
Turn (v. i.) To invert a type of the same thickness, as temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted. |
Turn (n.) The act of turning |
Turn (n.) Change of direction, course, or tendency |
Turn (n.) One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change |
Turn (n.) A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it began |
Turn (n.) Successive course |
Turn (n.) Incidental or opportune deed or office |
Turn (n.) Convenience |
Turn (n.) Form |
Turn (n.) A change of condition |
Turn (n.) A fall off the ladder at the gallows |
Turn (n.) A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about a pin or a cleat. |
Turn (n.) A pit sunk in some part of a drift. |
Turn (n.) A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county. |
Turn (n.) Monthly courses |
Turn (n.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /. |
Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc. |
Turn-buckle (n.) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp. |
Turning (n.) The act of one who, or that which, turns |
Turning (n.) The place of a turn |
Turning (n.) Deviation from the way or proper course. |
Turning (n.) Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools. |
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 | taking a short walk out and back, we took a turn in the park |
twist turn | turning or twisting around (in place), with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room |
turn | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction, he made an abrupt turn away from her |
about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
u-turn | complete reversal of direction of travel |
turn turning | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course, he took a turn to the right |
kick turn | a standing turn made in skiing, one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first |
stem turn stem | a turn made in skiing, the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it |
turn play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession, it is my turn, it is still my play |
turning | the activity of shaping something on a lathe |
grey market gray market | an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency |
disservice ill service ill turn | an act intended to help that turns out badly, he did them a disservice |
turn good turn | a favor for someone, he did me a good turn |
three-point turn | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs |
grey skate gray skate Raja batis | common European skate used as food |
grey kingbird gray kingbird petchary Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis | a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America, similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird |
Canada jay grey jay gray jay camp robber whisker jack Perisoreus canadensis | a jay of northern North America with blackapped head and no crest, noted for boldness in thievery |
catbird grey catbird gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis | North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing |
ern erne grey sea eagle gray sea eagle European sea eagle white-tailed sea eagle Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail, of Europe and Greenland |
great grey owl great gray owl Strix nebulosa | large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia |
greyhen grayhen grey hen gray hen heath hen | female black grouse |
Hungarian partridge grey partridge gray partridge Perdix perdix | common European partridge |
African grey African gray Psittacus erithacus | commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face, native to equatorial Africa |
giant kangaroo great grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus | very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas |
grey whale gray whale devilfish Eschrichtius gibbosus Eschrichtius robustus | medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific |
timber wolf grey wolf gray wolf Canis lupus | a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America |
grey fox gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus | dark grey American fox, from Central America through southern United States |
grey lemming gray lemming red-backed lemming | Old World lemming |
eastern grey squirrel eastern gray squirrel cat squirrel Sciurus carolinensis | common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America, now introduced into England |
western grey squirrel western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus | large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States |
grey gray | horse of a light gray or whitish color |
grey snapper gray snapper mangrove snapper Lutjanus griseus | found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida |
mullet grey mullet gray mullet | freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body, found worldwide |
grey flounder gray flounder Etropus rimosus | flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico |
corner street corner turning point | the intersection of two streets, standing on the corner watching all the girls go by |
grey gray | clothing that is a grey color, he was dressed in grey |
turning | the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe |
gray grayness grey greyness | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black |
ash grey ash gray silver silver grey silver gray | a light shade of grey |
charcoal charcoal grey charcoal gray oxford grey oxford gray | a very dark grey color |
dapple-grey dapple-gray dappled-grey dappled-gray | grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings |
iron-grey iron-gray | the color of freshly broken cast iron |
tattletale grey tattletale gray | a greyish white |
grey matter gray matter grey substance gray substance substantia grisea | greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers, forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons |
turn-on | something causing excitement or stimulating interest |
grey area gray area | an intermediate area, a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other |
act routine number turn bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program, he did his act three times every evening, she had a catchy little routine, it was one of the best numbers he ever did |
turn of phrase turn of expression | a distinctive spoken or written expression, John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea |