turning

Noun
  1. is a type of: change of course - a change in the direction that you are moving
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    same as: turn
  2. is a type of: change - the action of changing something
  3. is a type of: paring, shaving, sliver - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
  4. is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    subtypes:
    same as: turn
  5. is a type of: end product, output - final product; the things produced
  6. is a type of: formation, shaping - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

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