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turnstone

turn·stone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [turn-stohn]
    • /ˈtɜrnˌstoʊn/
    • /tˈɜːnstəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn-stohn]
    • /ˈtɜrnˌstoʊn/

Definitions of turnstone word

  • noun turnstone any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food. 1
  • noun turnstone British. ruddy turnstone. 1
  • noun turnstone either of two shore birds of the genus Arenaria, esp A. interpres (ruddy turnstone). They are related and similar to plovers and sandpipers 0
  • noun turnstone any of a genus (Arenaria, family Scolopacidae) of small, migratory shorebirds, esp., the ruddy turnstone (A. interpres) 0

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Origin of turnstone

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; turn + stone

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Parts of speech for Turnstone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

turnstone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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