turn
Noun
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is a type of: curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changessubtypes: bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
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is a type of: change of course - a change in the direction that you are movingsubtypes:
- deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- right - a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
- left - a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
- 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, stem turn - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
- telemark - a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards
- swerve, swerving, veering - the act of turning aside suddenly
- three-point turn - the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs
- version - manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
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referred to in: game - a contest with rules to determine a winneris a type of: activity - any specific behaviorsubtypes:
- move - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
- start, starting - a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- innings - the batting turn of a cricket player or team
- attack - an offensive move in a sport or game
- down - (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- at-bat, bat - (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
- lead - the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- ruff, trumping - (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
- trick - (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
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is a type of: development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situationsame as: turn of events, twist
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is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of somethingsubtypes:
- reversal, turn around - turning in an opposite direction or position
- swerve, yaw - an erratic deflection from an intended course
- gyration, revolution, rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
- coming back, return - the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
- volution - a rolling or revolving motion
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is a type of: change of direction, reorientation - the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
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is a type of: rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axissubtypes: twiddle - a series of small (usually idle) twists or turnssame as: twist
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is a type of: division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a wholesubtypes:
- top, top of the inning - the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
- bottom, bottom of the inning - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
is a part of: period of play, play, playing period - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds -
is a type of: performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainmentsubtypes: show-stopper, showstopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
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same as: good turn
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is a type of: walk - the act of walking somewhere
Verb
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsubtypes:
- twist - turn in the opposite direction
- flip, flip over, turn over - turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- turn on a dime - have a small turning radius
- roll, turn over - move by turning over or rotating
- roll over - make a rolling motion or turn
- swing about, swing around, turn around - turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
- flip, toss - lightly throw to see which side comes up
- port - turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship
- face - turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- turn off - make a turn
- turn away - move so as not face somebody or something
- gee - turn to the right side
- about-face - turn, usually 180 degrees
- caracole - make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
- corner - turn a corner
- overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over - turn from an upright or normal position
- bend - change direction
- curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer - turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- deflect - turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- bend, deflect, turn away - turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
- avert, turn away - turn away or aside
- rotate, splay, spread out, turn out - turn outward
- circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center
- pivot, swivel - turn on a pivot
- coil, gyrate, spiral - to wind or move in a spiral course
- corkscrew, spiral - move in a spiral or zigzag course
- deviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from
- pronate - turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
verb group: turn - cause to move around or rotate -
is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesubtypes:
- arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken - stop sleeping
- black out, pass out, zonk out - lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
- come to, resuscitate, revive - return to consciousness
- tense, tense up - become tense, nervous, or uneasy
- decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind - become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin - take off weight
- gain, put on - increase (one's body weight)
- apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog - provide with clothes or put clothes on
- cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize - undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile
- conceive - become pregnant; undergo conception
- secularise, secularize - make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
- citrate - cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- equilibrate - bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- fall - pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- become, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition
- decline, worsen - grow worse
- ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate - get better
- disengage - become free
- overgrow - become overgrown
- concentrate - make denser, stronger, or purer
- break - crack; of the male voice in puberty
- acetify, acidify - turn acidic
- alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify - turn basic and less acidic
- ionise, ionize - convert into ions
- ossify - become bony
- catalyse, catalyze - change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
- get worse, relapse - deteriorate in health
- fluctuate - be unstable
- break loose, burst forth, explode - be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be born - come into existence through birth
- cloud over - become overcast
- carbonise, carbonize - turn into carbon, as by burning
- chill, cool, cool down - loose heat
- heat, heat up, hot up - gain heat or get hot
- carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize - unite with carbon
- freeze - change to ice
- boil - come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
- burn, combust - undergo combustion
- emaciate - grow weak and thin or waste away physically
- frenchify - become French in appearance or character
- thin - lose thickness; become thin or thinner
- inspissate, thicken - become thick or thicker
- solvate - undergo solvation or convert into a solvate
- react - undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions
- dissolve, fade away, fade out - become weaker
- discharge, empty - become empty or void of its content
- fill, fill up - become full
- homogenise, homogenize - become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing
- homogenise, homogenize - break up the fat globules of
- clabber, clot, curdle - turn into curds
- clot, coagulate - change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- ferment, sour, turn, work - go sour or spoil
- integrate - become one; become integrated
- precipitate - separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- calcify - turn into lime; become calcified
- coke - become coke
- carnify - become muscular or fleshy
- chondrify - turn into cartilage
- emulsify - form into or become an emulsion
- denitrify - remove nitrogen from
- esterify - change (a compound) into an ester
- etherify - change into an ether
- thrombose - become blocked by a thrombus
- open, open up - become open
- close, shut - become closed
- sorb, take up - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
- calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down - become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
- flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive - make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- emancipate, liberate - give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- get into, tangle with - get involved in or with
- liquefy - become liquid
- catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire - start to burn or burst into flames
same as: change state -
subtypes:same as: becomeverb group:
- change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- turn - cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
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is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesubtypes:
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is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesubtypes:
- alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- turn the tables, turn the tide - cause a complete reversal of the circumstances
- commutate - reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
- exchange, switch, switch over - change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- correct, rectify, right - make right or correct
- falsify - falsify knowingly
- commute, permute, transpose - change the order or arrangement of
- metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify - change completely the nature or appearance of
- regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back - go back to a previous state
- desynchronise, desynchronize - cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times
- deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow - remove the consecration from a person or an object
- undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
same as: change by reversal, reverse -
is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphoricallysame as: move around
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is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesame as: growverb group: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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is a type of: channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport - send from one person or place to anothersame as: release
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesame as: turn over
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referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockis a type of: till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivationsubtypes:
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verb group: turn - accomplish by rotating
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verb group: turn - shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
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referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesubtypes: bring about - cause to move into the opposite directionverb group: turn - cause to move around or rotate
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subtypes: take up - turn one's interest to
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subtypes:
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is a type of: appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protectionsame as: call on
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is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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