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Verb: turn 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" - 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" - Noun: turn turn- A circular segment of a curve
- bend, crook, twist - The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
"he took a turn to the right" - turning - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
"it is my turn" - play - An unforeseen development
"events suddenly took an awkward turn" - turn of events, twist - A movement in a new direction
- turning - The act of turning away or in the opposite direction
"he made an abrupt turn away from her" - Turning or twisting around (in place)
- twist - A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- go, spell, tour - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- bout, round - A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
- act, routine, number, bit - A favour for someone
"he did me a good turn" - good turn - Taking a short walk out and back
"we took a turn in the park"
Sounds like: tern Derived forms: turned, turns, turning See also: turn around, turn away, turn back, turn off, turn on, turn to, turner, turnery, turning Type of: acquire, activity, age, aim, alter, appeal, change, change form, change of course, change of direction, change shape, channel, channelise [Brit], channelize, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], control, curve, curved shape, deform, development, direct, discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], displace, division, do, duty period, favor [US], favour [Brit, Cdn], form, get, get on, go, injure, invoke, locomote, maturate, mature, metamorphose, modify, motion, move, movement, operate, part, perform, performance, public presentation, reorientation, rotary motion, rotation, section, send, senesce, shape, shift, take, take aim, till, train, transfer, transform, transmit, transmute, transport, travel, walk, work shift, wound Part of: period of play, play, playing period Encyclopedia: Turn Turn, Turn, Turn |