turning

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A turn or deviation from a straight course.

   • Take the second turning on the left.
   • Except for turnings with a deflated rear tire as an outerside tire, difference in the performance is small between fixed control and manual control.
2. 2

   At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their…

   At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.

3. 3

   The cutting of wood or metal on a lathe to shape it as needed.

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   1. 4

      The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).

      • A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
   2. 5

      One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according…

      One of the four eras, each lasting for about 21 years, that make up a saeculum according to the Strauss-Howe generational theory.

      • Howe and Strauss predicted that in the Fourth Turning, Millennials would unite behind their president.
   3. 6

      Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.

      • The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
   4. 7

      present participle and gerund of turn

      • The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
      • He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.

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