Definition
Simply plug your letters into the Search and Get definitions for English words.
noun : TURN
Source:WordNet 3.1
-
4. (
) an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" ;
-
6. (
) the act of turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her" ;
-
12. (
) taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park" ;
verb : TURN
Source:WordNet 3.1
-
1. (
) 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" ;
-
2. (
) 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" ;
-
4. (
) cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" ;
-
5. (
) 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" ;
-
6. (
) pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle" ;
-
9. (
) move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning" ;
-
10. (
) cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book" ;
-
11. (
) to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion" ;
-
13. (
) shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel" ;
-
14. (
) change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" ;
-
16. (
) cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold" ;
-
17. (
) accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" ;
-
18. (
) get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year" ;
-
19. (
) 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" ;
-
20. (
) 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" ;
-
22. (
) alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" ;
-
23. (
) direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" ;
-
26. (
) become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year" ;
See more about : TURN