turn

Letters that make turn

n, r, t, u are letters that make 'turn'

Words within turn

urn, RN, Ur, Rn are words within 'turn'

Anagrams of turn

runt is an anagram of 'turn'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of turn

turns is a word created by adding a letter to 'turn'


38 possible definitions for 'turn'

Turn as "turning or twisting around (in place)"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

twist has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of rotation, rotary motion.

Types of turn

twiddle is a type of turn.

Derivatives of turn

turn is a derivative of turn.


Turn as "the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

turning has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of change of course.

Types of turn

left, digression, version, swerving, kick turn, diversion, right, three-point turn, swerve, deviation, deflection, deflexion, divagation, stem turn, stem, telemark, veering are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

turn is a derivative of turn.

Example of turn used within this context

"he took a turn to the right"


Turn as "(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

play has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of activity.

Types of turn

start, down, attack, lead, starting, trick, move, innings, bat, at-bat, ruff, trumping are types of 'turn'.

turn as a category

'turn' can be a category of game.

Example of turn used within this context

"it is my turn", "it is still my play"


Turn as "a favor for someone"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

good turn has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of favor, favour.

Example of turn used within this context

"he did me a good turn"


Turn as "a movement in a new direction"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

turning has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of movement, motion.

Types of turn

coming back, volution, gyration, revolution, return, swerve, reversal, turn around, yaw, rotation are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

move around, change by reversal, turn, reverse are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"the turning of the wind"


Turn as "an unforeseen development"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

twist, turn of events have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of development.

Derivatives of turn

change state, grow, turn, become are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"events suddenly took an awkward turn"


Turn as "twist suddenly so as to sprain"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rick, wrench, sprain, wrick, twist have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of injure, wound.

Derivatives of turn

pull, wrench, kink, rick, crick, twist, sprain, wrick are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"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"


Turn as "a circular segment of a curve"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bend, twist, crook have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of curve, curved shape.

Types of turn

bight is a type of turn.

Derivatives of turn

bend, crook, flex, curve are derivatives of 'turn'.


Turn as "(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

round, bout have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of division, section, part.

Types of turn

top of the inning, bottom of the inning, top, bottom are types of 'turn'.

turn as a part

'turn' can be a part of playing period, period of play, play.

turn as a category

'turn' can be a category of sport, athletics.


Turn as "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute, become"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grow has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of change.

Types of turn

bald, turn are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

growth, outgrowth, turn, twist, emergence, turn of events are derivatives of 'turn'.

Verb groups of turn

change state, turn are verb groups of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"The weather turned nasty", "She grew angry"


Turn as "change to the contrary"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

change by reversal, reverse have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of change.

Types of turn

turn the tables, turn the tide, commutate, switch over, rectify, falsify, transfigure, turn back, retrovert, desynchronize, desynchronise, desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate, flip-flop, alternate, flip, switch, tack, exchange, switch, correct, transpose, commute, permute, revert, return, regress, undo, right, interchange, metamorphose, transmogrify are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

reverse, turnabout, turnaround, turning, turn, contrary, opposite, reversible, reversion, reversal are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"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"


Turn as "undergo a transformation or a change of position or action"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

change state has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of change.

Types of turn

die, boil, cash in one's chips, carbonise, carbonise, esterify, expire, wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, pass out, come to, revive, loosen up, unwind, unbend, decompress, slow down, clothe, enclothe, tog, fit out, cross-fertilise, secularise, equilibrate, worsen, improve, meliorate, disengage, overgrow, acidify, acetify, alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify, ionize, ossify, catalyze, catalyse, fluctuate, burst forth, break loose, take up, perish, kick the bucket, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, snuff it, carbonize, carbonize, cool down, carburize, carburise, combust, thicken, inspissate, react, fade out, fade away, fill up, homogenize, homogenize, homogenise, homogenise, coagulate, integrate, calcify, carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, etherify, thrombose, calm down, ignite, chill out, simmer down, cool it, fly high, prosper, emancipate, liberate, tangle with, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate, waken, resuscitate, tense up, relax, emaciate, pass, clot, raiment, slim down, gain, secularize, become, wake, black out, zonk out, tense, thin, reduce, melt off, lose weight, slenderize, slim, apparel, garb, garment, dress, put on, cross-fertilize, citrate, go, fall, decline, better, concentrate, break, relapse, get worse, pass away, exit, choke, conk, croak, be born, cloud over, heat, chill, hot up, heat up, freeze, thin, solvate, fill, empty, discharge, clot, clabber, ferment, curdle, turn, work, precipitate, coke, shut, cool off, settle down, flourish, thrive, erupt, liquefy, burn, open up, sorb, get into, combust, close, open, calm, cool, sour, go, dissolve, decease, conceive, get, explode, ameliorate, Frenchify, ionise, habilitate are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

turn, twist, turning, turn of events are derivatives of 'turn'.

Verb groups of turn

grow, turn, turn, become are verb groups of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"We turned from Socialism to Capitalism", "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"


Turn as "become officially one year older"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of senesce, get on, age, maturate, mature.

Example of turn used within this context

"She is turning 50 this year"


Turn as "change color"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of discolour, grow, turn, color, colour, discolor.

Example of turn used within this context

"In Vermont, the leaves turn early"


Turn as "go sour or spoil"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ferment, work, sour have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of change state, turn.

Derivatives of turn

zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment, zymosis, souring are derivatives of 'turn'.

Verb groups of turn

ferment, work are verb groups of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"The milk has soured", "The wine worked", "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"


Turn as "direct at someone"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of take aim, aim, train, take, direct.

Example of turn used within this context

"She turned a smile on me", "They turned their flashlights on the car"


Turn as "alter the functioning or setting of"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of operate, control.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn the dial to 10", "turn the heat down"


Turn as "cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bend, deform, twist, flex have the same meaning as 'turn'

Antonyms

unbend has the opposite meaning of turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of change shape, change form, deform.

Types of turn

dent, indent, gnarl, convolve, crank, incurvate, convolute are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

waxy, flexible, bender, deformation, bend, crease, crimp, contortion, flexure, fold, plication, flexile, bendable, pliant, pliable are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"bend the rod", "twist the dough into a braid", "the strong man could turn an iron bar"


Turn as "to break and turn over earth especially with a plow"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

plough, plow have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of till.

Types of turn

disk, harrow, ridge are types of 'turn'.

turn as a category

'turn' can be a category of farming, agriculture, husbandry.

Derivatives of turn

ploughman, plow, plough, plower, plowman, plowing, ploughing are derivatives of 'turn'.

Entailments to turn

dig, delve, cut into, turn over are entailments to 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week", "turn the earth in the Spring"


Turn as "change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of move.

Types of turn

face, bend, rotate, turn over, flip over, turn off, roll over, slue, swing around, turn away, turn away, caracole, tip over, tump over, divert, avert, circumvolve, gyrate, pronate, swing about, gee, turn over, flip, twist, turn over, flip, toss, corner, port, bend, trend, slew, veer, deflect, deflect, cut, swerve, sheer, swivel, turn out, rotate, spread out, pivot, coil, corkscrew, spiral, deviate, turn on a dime, overturn, turn away, splay, spiral, roll, curve, about-face, turn around are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

turning, turn are derivatives of 'turn'.

Verb groups of turn

turn is a verb group of turn.

Example of turn used within this context

"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"


Turn as "channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of send, direct.

Types of turn

take up is a type of turn.

Example of turn used within this context

"The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction", "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"


Turn as "cause to move around a center so as to show another side of"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

turn over has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of displace, move.

Types of turn

evert, leaf are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

turner, food turner are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn a page of a book"


Turn as "cause to move around or rotate"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of displace, move.

Types of turn

supinate, reorient, port are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

turn, turning, twist are derivatives of 'turn'.

Verb groups of turn

turn, turn are verb groups of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn a key", "turn your palm this way"


Turn as "cause to move along an axis or into a new direction"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of displace, move.

Types of turn

bring about is a type of turn.

Verb groups of turn

turn is a verb group of turn.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn your face to the wall", "turn the car around", "turn your dance partner around"


Turn as "move around an axis or a center"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of move.

Types of turn

rotate, go around, revolve are types of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"The wheels are turning"


Turn as "get by buying and selling"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of acquire, get.

turn as a category

'turn' can be a category of commercialism, commerce, mercantilism.

Example of turn used within this context

"the company turned a good profit after a year"


Turn as "accomplish by rotating"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of perform, do.

Derivatives of turn

turner is a derivative of turn.

Verb groups of turn

turn is a verb group of turn.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn a somersault", "turn cartwheels"


Turn as "undergo a change or development"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

become has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of transmute, transform, metamorphose.

Types of turn

suffocate, reduce, come down, choke, nucleate, add up, come, amount, boil down are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

turn, twist, turn of events are derivatives of 'turn'.

Verb groups of turn

change state, turn, turn are verb groups of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"The water turned into ice", "Her former friend became her worst enemy", "He turned traitor"


Turn as "the act of turning away or in the opposite direction"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of change of direction, reorientation.

Derivatives of turn

turn is a derivative of turn.

Example of turn used within this context

"he made an abrupt turn away from her"


Turn as "let (something) fall or spill from a container"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

release has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of transmit, channelize, channelise, transfer, transport, channel.

Types of turn

throw, deflate are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

release, spillage, spill are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn the flour onto a plate"


Turn as "shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of shape, form.

Derivatives of turn

turner, turnery are derivatives of 'turn'.

Verb groups of turn

turn is a verb group of turn.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn the legs of the table", "turn the clay on the wheel"


Turn as "taking a short walk out and back"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of walk.

Example of turn used within this context

"we took a turn in the park"


Turn as "a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bit, number, act, routine have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of performance, public presentation.

Types of turn

show-stopper, stopper, showstopper are types of 'turn'.

Derivatives of turn

roleplay, playact, represent, play, act are derivatives of 'turn'.


Turn as "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)"

Under this definition, turn is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tour, spell, go have the same meaning as 'turn'

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of work shift, duty period, shift.

Derivatives of turn

go, move are derivatives of 'turn'.


Turn as "have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

call on has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of invoke, appeal.

Example of turn used within this context

"She called on her Representative to help her", "She turned to her relatives for help"


Turn as "pass to the other side of"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

move around has the same meaning as turn

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of locomote, go, move, travel.

Derivatives of turn

turning, turn are derivatives of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"turn the corner", "move around the obstacle"


Turn as "to send or let go"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of send, direct.

Example of turn used within this context

"They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"


Turn as "cause to change or turn into something different, assume new characteristics"

Under this definition, turn is a verb and has the following properties:

turn as a type

'turn' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Verb groups of turn

turn, become are verb groups of 'turn'.

Example of turn used within this context

"The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him", "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold"



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