Re-turn
(v. t. & i.) To turn again. |
Sea turn
() A breeze, gale, or mist from the sea. |
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. |
Turn-outs
(pl. ) of Turn-out |
Turn-out
(n.) The act of coming forth |
Turn-out
(n.) A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track |
Turn-out
(n.) That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited |
Turn-out
(n.) The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from their houses, for a special purpose. |
Turn-out
(n.) Net quantity of produce yielded. |
Turn-sick
(a.) Giddy. |
Turn-sick
(n.) A disease with which sheep are sometimes affected |
| 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 |
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 |
| turn-on | something causing excitement or stimulating interest |
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 |
blinker
turn signal
turn indicator
trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
turning
turn | a movement in a new direction, the turning of the wind |
reversal
turn around | turning in an opposite direction or position, the reversal of the image in the lens |
turn turn of events
twist | an unforeseen development, events suddenly took an awkward turn |
| ampere-turn | a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of ampere through complete turn of a coil, equal to . gilberts |
bend crook
twist turn | a circular segment of a curve, a bend in the road, a crook in the path |
turn
bout
round | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive |
| turn of the century | the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century |
go
spell
tour
turn | a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else), it's my go, a spell of work |
a go to bed
turn in
bed
crawl in
kip down
hit the hay
hit the sack
sack out
go to sleep retire | prepare for sleep, I usually turn in at midnight, He goes to bed at the crack of dawn |
get up
turn out
arise
uprise
rise | get up and out of bed, I get up at A.M. every day, They rose early, He uprose at night |
twist
sprain
wrench
turn
wrick
rick | twist suddenly so as to sprain, wrench one's ankle, The wrestler twisted his shoulder, the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell, I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days |
| turn grow | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute, become, The weather turned nasty, She grew angry |
change by reversal
turn
reverse | change to the contrary, The trend was reversed, the tides turned against him, public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern |
turn the tables
turn the tide | cause a complete reversal of the circumstances, The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power! |
change state
turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action, We turned from Socialism to Capitalism, The people turned against the President when he stole the election |
turn around
pick up | improve significantly, go from bad to good, Her performance in school picked up |
| turn around c | improve dramatically, The new strategy turned around sales, The tutor turned around my son's performance in math |
| turn e | become officially one year older, She is turning this year |
turn down
lower
lour | make lower or quieter, turn down the volume of a radio |
| turn | change color, In Vermont, the leaves turn early |
turn back invert
reverse | turn inside out or upside down |
revert
return
retrovert
regress turn back | go back to a previous state, We reverted to the old rules |
come on come out
turn up
surface
show up | appear or become visible, make a showing, She turned up at the funeral, I hope the list key is going to surface again |
| turn out | come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons, How many people turned out that evening? |
sour turn ferment
work d | go sour or spoil, The milk has soured, The wine worked, The cream has turned--we have to throw it out |
| turn on | become hostile towards, The dog suddenly turned on the mailman |
| turn to | direct one's interest or attention towards, go into, The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction, People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium |
| turn down | take a downward direction, The economy finally turned down after a long boom |
call on
turn e | have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to, She called on her Representative to help her, She turned to her relatives for help |
reject spurn
freeze off
scorn
pooh-pooh
disdain
turn down | reject with contempt, She spurned his advances |
| turn a blind eye | refuse to acknowledge, He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office |
consider debate moot
turn over
deliberate | think about carefully, weigh, They considered the possibility of a strike, Turn the proposal over in your mind |
address
turn to | speak to, He addressed the crowd outside the window |
check turn back
arrest
stop
contain
hold back | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy, check the expansion or influence of, Arrest the downward trend, Check the growth of communism in South East Asia, Contain the rebel movement, Turn back the tide of communism |
| turn d | direct at someone, She turned a smile on me, They turned their flashlights on the car |
trip
trip out
turn on
get off | get high, stoned, or drugged, He trips every weekend |
flip flip over
turn over | turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse, flip over the pork chop, turn over the pancakes |
| turn | alter the functioning or setting of, turn the dial to, turn the heat down |
fold
fold up
turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other, fold up the newspaper, turn up your collar |
flex bend
deform twist turn b | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form, bend the rod, twist the dough into a braid, the strong man could turn an iron bar |
dig
delve
cut into turn over | turn up, loosen, or remove earth, Dig we must, turn over the soil for aeration |
excavate
dig up
turn up | find by digging in the ground, I dug up an old box in the garden |
| turn release | let (something) fall or spill from a container, turn the flour onto a plate |
eject chuck out
exclude
turf out
boot out
turn out | put out or expel from a place, The unruly student was excluded from the game |
switch on
turn on | cause to operate by flipping a switch, switch on the light, turn on the stereo |
switch off
cut turn off
turn out | cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch, Turn off the stereo, please, cut the engine, turn out the lights |
| turn | shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel, turn the legs of the table, turn the clay on the wheel |
| turn out | produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery, This factory turns out saws |
| put on turn in | carry out (performances), They turned in a splendid effort, They turned in top jobs for the second straight game |
bear
turn out | bring forth, The apple tree bore delicious apples this year, The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers |
plow
plough
turn | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow, Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week, turn the earth in the Spring |
arouse sex
excite turn on
wind up | stimulate sexually, This movie usually arouses the male audience |
agitate
rouse turn on charge commove
excite charge up | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused, The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks |
turn off
put off | cause to feel intense dislike or distaste |
| turn on a dime | have a small turning radius, My little subcompact car turns on a dime! |
roll
turn over | move by turning over or rotating, The child rolled down the hill, turn over on your left side |
swing around
swing about
turn around | turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically, He turned around to face his opponent, My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake |
capsize
turtle
turn turtle | overturn accidentally, Don't rock the boat or it will capsize! |
| turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense, Turn towards me, The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face, She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs |
| turn off | make a turn, turn off at the parking area |
| turn away | move so as not face somebody or something |
overturn
turn over
tip over
tump over | turn from an upright or normal position, The big vase overturned, The canoe tumped over |
| turn move around | pass to the other side of, turn the corner, move around the obstacle |
overturn tip over turn over upset
knock over
bowl over
tump over | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position, The cat knocked over the flower vase, the clumsy customer turned over the vase, he tumped over his beer |
| turn e | channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something, The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction, people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium |
| turn | to send or let go, They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion |
chase away
drive out turn back drive away
dispel
drive off run off | force to go away, used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings, Drive away potential burglars, drive away bad thoughts, dispel doubts, The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers |
backtrack
turn back
double back | retrace one's course, The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back |
| turn in | make an entrance by turning from a road, Turn in after you see the gate |
| deflect bend turn away | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest |
avert
turn away | turn away or aside, They averted their eyes when the King entered |
turn out
splay
spread out rotate | turn outward, These birds can splay out their toes, ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by degrees |
d scat
run scarper
turn tail
lam
run away
hightail it
bunk
head for the hills
take to the woods
escape fly the coop
break away | flee, take to one's heels, cut and run, If you see this man, run!, The burglars escaped before the police showed up |
| turn turn over | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of, turn a page of a book |
| turn | cause to move around or rotate, turn a key, turn your palm this way |
| turn d | cause to move along an axis or into a new direction, turn your face to the wall, turn the car around, turn your dance partner around |
| turn | move around an axis or a center, The wheels are turning |
| turn on | produce suddenly or automatically, Turn on the charm, turn on the waterworks |
sicken
nauseate
turn one's stomach | upset and make nauseated, The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach, The mold on the food sickened the diners |
| turn d | get by buying and selling, the company turned a good profit after a year |
pass
hand
reach
pass on turn over
give | place into the hands or custody of, hand me the spoon, please, Turn the files over to me, please, He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers |
refuse
reject
pass up
turn down
decline | refuse to accept, He refused my offer of hospitality |
| turn over | do business worth a certain amount of money, The company turns over ten million dollars a year |
profit
turn a profit | make a profit, gain money or materially, The company has not profited from the merger |