Turning
nnoun.actthe act of changing or reversing the direction of the courseSynset:turn
Examples:- he took a turn to the right
Derivationally Related Form:turn
Hypernyms:change of course
Inherited Hypernyms:turnchange of coursechange of directionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:deflectiondeflexiondeviationdigressiondivagationdiversionkick turnleftrightstemstem turnswerveswervingtelemarkthree-point turnveeringversion
Full Hyponyms:diversionkick turnleftred herringrightstem turnswervetelemarkthree-point turnversion
nnoun.actact of changing in practice or customExamples:- the law took many turnings over the years
Derivationally Related Form:turn
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:turningchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.objecta shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a latheHypernyms:paring shaving sliver
Inherited Hypernyms:turningparingfragmentpartthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.eventa movement in a new directionSynset:turn
Derivationally Related Form:turn
Hypernyms:motion movement
Inherited Hypernyms:turningmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:coming backgyrationreturnreversalrevolutionrotationswerveturn aroundvolutionyaw
Full Hyponyms:axial rotationbackspindextrorotationenglishlevorotationorbital rotationreturnreversalrotationspintopspinvolutionwallowyaw
nnoun.artifactthe end-product created by shaping something on a latheHypernyms:end product output
Inherited Hypernyms:turningend productproductcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe activity of shaping something on a latheHypernyms:formation shaping
Inherited Hypernyms:turningformationfabricationcreating from raw materialscreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionchange orientation or direction, also in the abstract senseExamples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:turningturn
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:turnmove
Direct Hyponyms:about-faceavertbendcaracolecircumvolvecoilcorkscrewcornercurvecutdeflectdeviatedivertfaceflipflip overgeegyrateoverturnpivotportpronaterollroll overrotatesheerslewsluespiralsplayspread outswerveswing aboutswing aroundswiveltip overtosstrendtump overturn aroundturn awayturn offturn on a dimeturn outturn overtwistveer
Full Troponyms:about-faceavertbendbirlcapsizecaracolecorkscrewcornercrankcrickcrimpcurldeflectdetourdeviatefaceflipgeegyratehuntoverturnpeel offpirouettepivotportpronatequirkrimrollroll overrotatesidetracksomersaultswerveswing aroundtumbleturn awayturn offturn on a dimeturn outtwistupendwelterwhirlyaw
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | They --- the car down the avenue (apply to: turn)
vverb.changeundergo a transformation or a change of position or actionSynset:change state turn
Examples:- We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
- The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Derivationally Related Form:turningturn
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:change statechange
Direct Hyponyms:Frenchifyacetifyacidifyalkalifyalkalisealkalizeameliorateapparelarouseawakeawakenbasifybe bornbecomebetterblack outboilbreakbreak looseburnburst forthbuy the farmcalcifycalmcalm downcarbonisecarbonizecarburisecarburizecarnifycash in one's chipscatalysecatalyzecatch firechillchill outchokechondrifycitrateclabbercloseclotclothecloud overcoagulatecokecombustcome alivecome toconceiveconcentrateconflagrateconkcoolcool downcool itcool offcroakcross-fertilisecross-fertilizecurdledeceasedeclinedecompressdenitrifydiedischargedisengagedissolvedressdrop deademaciateemancipateemptyemulsifyenclotheequilibrateeruptesterifyetherifyexitexpireexplodefade awayfade outfallfermentfillfill upfit outflourishfluctuatefly highfreezegaingarbgarmentgetget intoget worsegive-up the ghostgohabilitateheatheat uphomogenisehomogenizehot upigniteimproveinspissateintegrateioniseionizekick the bucketliberateliquefyloosen upmelioratemelt offopenopen upossifyovergrowpasspass awaypass outperishpop offprecipitateprosperput onraimentreactreducerelapserelaxresuscitaterevivesecularisesecularizesettle downshutsimmer downslenderizeslimslim downslow downsnuff itsolvatesorbsourtake firetake uptangle withtensetense upthickenthinthrivethrombosetogturnunbendunwindwakewake upwakenworkworsenzonk out
Full Troponyms:abortabsorbacidifyadsorbalkalizeassimilatebe bornbecomebetterblazeblow outboilboil overbreakbromateburnburn downbuy itcalcifycalmcankercarbonizecarnifycatalyzecatchcatch coldchemisorbchicken outchondrifycitrateclogcloseclotcloud overcoalescecoatcokecome tocome to lifeconceiveconcentrateconsolidateconsubstantiatecontractconvergecoolcorsetcostumecovercross-fertilizecurdledeclutchdeflagratedenitrifydeprivedevolvediedisengagedisestablishdissolvedressdropdrownemaciateemancipateemptyemulsifyequilibrateeruptesterifyetherifyexplodefailfaintfallfall backfall in lovefederatefillflameflarefloodflow awayfluctuatefly openfreezefrenchifyfrockfructifyfrygainget intoget wellget worseglaciategowngranulatehabithatchhealheathomogenizeincinerateinflameintegrateionizejacketlanguishlapselight upliquefylysogenizemendnecroseopenossifyoverdressovergrowoverheatpack onperk uppoop outprecipitatepredeceaseprimrack upreabsorbreactrecuperatereducereformregressreincarnaterelaxresileretireroundrunscabscorchsecularizesettleshirtshoesickensit backskin overslipsmoldersnap backsober upsolvatesorbsourstarvestranglesuccumbsuffersuffocatesuperfetatesurgesweat offsyncretizetaketake effecttensethickenthinthrivethrombosetiretumbleturn aroundturn downunderdressunfastenunifyunlockupgradevege outvestvesturewake upwanwastewaterworkworsenzonk out
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.stativeundergo a change or developmentSynset:become turn
Examples:- The water turned into ice
- Her former friend became her worst enemy
- He turned traitor
Derivationally Related Form:turn
Hypernyms:metamorphose transform transmute
Inherited Hypernyms:becometransformchange
Direct Hyponyms:add upamountboil downchokecomecome downnucleatereducesuffocate
Full Troponyms:aggregatecomenucleatereducesuffocate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.motioncause to move around or rotateExamples:- turn a key
- turn your palm this way
Derivationally Related Form:turn
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:turnmove
Direct Hyponyms:portreorientsupinate
Full Troponyms:bankportreorientsupinatetip
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changechange to the contrarySynset:change by reversal reverse turn
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:reverseturnreversalreversible
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:change by reversalchange
Direct Hyponyms:alternatecommutatecommutecorrectdeconsecratedesecratedesynchronisedesynchronizeexchangefalsifyflipflip-flopinterchangemetamorphosepermuterectifyregressretrovertreturnrevertrightswitchswitch overtacktransfiguretransmogrifytransposeturn backturn the tablesturn the tideundounhallow
Full Troponyms:butterflycommutatecorrectdebugdesecratedesynchronizedivaricateexfoliatefalsifygrassinterchangemapmetamorphoseoutspanpermuterallyrecoverrectifyrelapseresilerevertroll outsplayswitch overturn the tablesunbeltunbendunbraidunbuckleunbuttonunchainunclipuncoiluncrossundounfastenunfoldunharnessunhitchunlashunlooseunpickunpinunplugunravelunstapleunstrapuntieunwindunwireunyokeunzip
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something | Something ---s somebody
vverb.motionpass to the other side ofSynset:move around turn
Examples:- turn the corner
- move around the obstacle
Derivationally Related Form:turn
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:turntravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changepass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; becomeSynset:grow turn
Examples:- The weather turned nasty
- She grew angry
Derivationally Related Form:growthturn
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:turnchange
Direct Hyponyms:baldturn
Full Troponyms:baldturn
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Something ---s something Adjective/Noun | Something ---s Adjective/Noun | John will --- angry (apply to: grow, turn)
vverb.contactlet (something) fall or spill from a containerSynset:release turn
Examples:- turn the flour onto a plate
Derivationally Related Form:release
Hypernyms:channel channelise channelize transfer transmit transport
Inherited Hypernyms:turntransmitmove
Direct Hyponyms:deflatethrow
Full Troponyms:deflateshootthrow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.motionmove around an axis or a centerHypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:turnmove
Direct Hyponyms:go aroundrevolverotate
Full Troponyms:cartwheelrevolvescrewscrew upspintwirlwheelwhirligig
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.motioncause to move around a center so as to show another side ofSynset:turn turn over
Derivationally Related Form:turner
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:turnmove
Direct Hyponyms:evertleaf
Full Troponyms:evertleaf
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- the coin (apply to: turn over, turn)
vverb.motionto send or let goExamples:- They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion
Hypernyms:direct send
Inherited Hypernyms:turnsendmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.creationto break and turn over earth especially with a plowTopic:agriculturefarminghusbandry
Synset:plough plow turn
Examples:- Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
- turn the earth in the Spring
Derivationally Related Form:plowerploughplowplowingploughing
Hypernyms:till
Inherited Hypernyms:plowtillworktransformchange
Direct Hyponyms:diskharrowridge
Entailment:cut into delve dig turn over
Full Troponyms:harrowridge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.contactshape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheelExamples:- turn the legs of the table
- turn the clay on the wheel
Derivationally Related Form:turneryturner
Hypernyms:form shape
Inherited Hypernyms:turnshapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The girls --- the wooden sticks (apply to: turn)
vverb.changechange colorExamples:- In Vermont, the leaves turn early
Hypernyms:color colour discolor discolour grow turn
Inherited Hypernyms:turndiscolorchange
Inherited Hypernyms:turnturnchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.bodytwist suddenly so as to sprainSynset:rick sprain turn twist wrench wrick
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:twistrickwrenchwricksprain
Hypernyms:injure wound
Inherited Hypernyms:twistinjurehurtindisposechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his foot? (apply to: sprain, wrick, turn, twist, rick, wrench)
vverb.stativecause to change or turn into something different; assume new characteristicsExamples:- The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
- The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:turnchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.socialaccomplish by rotatingExamples:- turn a somersault
- turn cartwheels
Derivationally Related Form:turner
Hypernyms:do perform
Inherited Hypernyms:turndocarry throughcompleteendchange
Inherited Hypernyms:turndocarry througheffectcausemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionget by buying and sellingTopic:commercecommercialismmercantilism
Examples:- the company turned a good profit after a year
Hypernyms:acquire get
Inherited Hypernyms:turnget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motioncause to move along an axis or into a new directionExamples:- turn your face to the wall
- turn the car around
- turn your dance partner around
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:turnmove
Direct Hyponyms:bring about
Full Troponyms:bring about
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.motionchannel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from somethingExamples:- The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
- people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium
Hypernyms:direct send
Inherited Hypernyms:turnsendmove
Direct Hyponyms:take up
Full Troponyms:take up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactcause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular formSynset:bend deform flex turn twist
Examples:- bend the rod
- twist the dough into a braid
- the strong man could turn an iron bar
Antonyms:unbend
Derivationally Related Form:bendflexibledeformationbenderbendable
Hypernyms:change form change shape deform
Inherited Hypernyms:flexchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:convoluteconvolvecrankdentgnarlincurvateindent
Full Troponyms:convolvecrankgnarlincurvateindent
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- the glass tubes (apply to: bend, deform)
vverb.contactalter the functioning or setting ofExamples:- turn the dial to 10
- turn the heat down
Hypernyms:control operate
Inherited Hypernyms:turnoperatemanipulatehandletouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitiondirect at someoneExamples:- She turned a smile on me
- They turned their flashlights on the car
Hypernyms:aim direct take take aim train
Inherited Hypernyms:turnaimpositionputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationhave recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information toSynset:call on turn
Examples:- She called on her Representative to help her
- She turned to her relatives for help
Hypernyms:appeal invoke
Inherited Hypernyms:call onappealrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: call on)
vverb.changego sour or spoilSynset:ferment sour turn work
Examples:- The milk has soured
- The wine worked
- The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
Derivationally Related Form:fermentfermentationsouring
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:sourchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changebecome officially one year olderExamples:- She is turning 50 this year
Hypernyms:age get on maturate mature senesce
Inherited Hypernyms:turnsenescedevelopgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s