Definitions
of turn
1. [n] - (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive 2. [n] - an unforeseen development 3. [n] - a favor for someone 4. [n] - the activity of doing something in an agreed succession 5. [n] - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course 6. [n] - turning away or in the opposite direction 7. [n] - taking a short walk out and back 8. [v] - cause to change or turn into something different 9. [v] - accomplish by rotating 10. [v] - get by buying and selling 11. [v] - move around an axis or a center 12. [v] - cause to move along an axis or into a new direction 13. [v] - cause to move around or rotate 14. [v] - cause to move around a center so as to show another side of 15. [v] - to send or let go 16. [v] - channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something 17. [v] - pass to the other side of 18. [v] - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 19. [v] - shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel 20. [v] - let (something) fall or spill a container 21. [v] - alter the functioning or setting of 22. [v] - direct at someone 23. [v] - change color, as of leaves in the Fall 24. [v] - become officially one year older 25. [v] - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
Quotes
- Example use of the word turn1. we took a turn in the park 2. he made an abrupt turn away from her 3. he took a turn to the right 4. it is my turn 5. it is still my play 6. he did me a good turn 7. events suddenly took an awkward turn 8. become 9. The weather turned nasty 10. She grew angry 11. The teacher became impatient 12. She is turning 50 this year 13. In Vermont, the leaves turn early 14. She turned a smile on me 15. They turned their flashlights on the car 16. turn the dial to 10 17. turn the heat down 18. turn the flour onto a plate 19. turn the legs of the table 20. turn the clay on the wheel 21. Turn towards me 22. The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face 23. She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs 24. turn the corner 25. move around the obstacle 26. The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction 27. people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millenium 28. They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion 29. turn a page of a book 30. turn a key 31. turn your palm this way 32. turn your face to the wall 33. turn the car around 34. turn your dance partner around 35. The wheels are turning 36. the company turned a good profit after a year 37. turn a somersault 38. turn cartwheels 39. assume new characteristics 40. The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him 41. The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold
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