turn
verbEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der. Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn From Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan (“to turn, rotate, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *turnēn (“to turn, lathe”) (also the source of German turnen and its derivatives) and Old French torner (“to turn”), both from Latin tornāre (“to round off, turn in a lathe”), from tornus (“lathe”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “turning-lathe: a tool used for making circles”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, bore”). Cognate with Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist, wind”), whence English throw. Displaced native Middle English wenden from Old English wendan (see wend), and Middle English trenden from Old English trendan (see trend), among several other terms.
Definitions
To make a non-linear physical movement.
- the Earth turns
- turn on the spot
- "A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.[…]."
To change condition or attitude.
- Near-synonyms: become, get, go, come, fall, grow, wax
- The leaves turn brown in autumn.
- When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
To change one's course of action
To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- And they made a calfe in thoſe dayes / and offered ſacrifice vnto the ymage / and reioyſed in the workes of theyr awne hondes. / Then God turned hym ſilfe / and gave them vp /[…]
- Turne from thy fierce wrath,[…]
- The Mind receiving the Ideas, mentioned in the foregoing Chapter, from without, when it turns its view inward upon its ſelf,[…]
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To complete.
- They say they can turn the parts in two days.
To make (money)
To make (money); turn a profit.
- We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme.
Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- Ivory turns well.
To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is…
To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
To translate.
- to turn the Iliad
- who turns a Persian tale for half a crown
To magically or divinely repel undead.
A change of direction or orientation.
- Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
- With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where[…]lay the good ship, Mount Vernon, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks. In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the…
A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
A walk to and fro.
- Let's take a turn in the garden.
- "I've made a turn round the place, sir, and the light was on," was the reply.
A chance to use something shared in sequence with others.
- They took turns playing with the new toy.
- With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where[…]lay the good ship, Mount Vernon, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks. In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.
A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.
One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the…
A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
The time required to complete a project.
- They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
The transition from one period or era, or hour on the clock, to another.
- turn of the century
- […] by cajolery and innuendo she had persuaded him to go to the picture palace to be cheered up, and as it was now on the turn of eleven he might be expected back at any moment.
- By about 1300, Hungary's population was three times what it had been at the turn of the millenium.
A fit or a period of giddiness.
- I've had a funny turn.
- I'm sure I never shall forget the turn young Simmons gave me when he came in with that paper as he'd been and copied out of a winder thro' being in a west-end house, […]
A change in temperament or circumstance.
- She took a turn for the worse.
A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
A deed done to another
A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- One good turn deserves another.
- I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunity[…].
A single loop of a coil.
A pass behind or through an object.
Character
Character; personality; nature.
An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
A short skit, act, or routine.
- Between the pieces were individual turns, comic songs and dances.
A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.
The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling…
The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- There are usually at least two jobbers who specialise in the leading stocks, and this acts to keep the jobber's turn to a reasonable amount […]
The neighborhood
- synonymlatheshape on a lathe
- synonymcomplete
- synonym360° turnmovement about an axis returning to the original orientation
- synonymcomplete rotationmovement about an axis returning to the original orientation
- synonymcomplete turnmovement about an axis returning to the original orientation
- synonymfull rotationmovement about an axis returning to the original orientation
- synonymfull turnmovement about an axis returning to the original orientation
- neighborreturn
- neighborturnabout
- neighborturncoat
- neighborturning
- neighborturnout
- neighborturnover
- neighborturnpike
- neighborturnstile
- neighborturntable
- neighborornament
- neighbortrill
Derived
even a worm will turn, mill-turn, not know where to turn, not know which way to turn, please turn left, please turn right, stomach-turning, the worm turns, tilt-and-turn, tilt-turn, toss and turn, turn a blind eye, turn about, turn a corner, turn a deaf ear, turn again, turn against, turn a hair, turn a new leaf, turn an honest penny, turn a number of shades of red, turn a page, turn a phrase, turnaround, turn around, turn around one's finger, turn a setback into a comeback, turn aside, turn a trick, turn away, turn back, turn back the clock, turn down, turn flukes, turn forth, turn heads, turn home, turn in, turn in one's grave, turn in on oneself · +175 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at turn. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at turn. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at turn
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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