All turn synonyms
turn
T t noun turn
- colure β either of two great circles on the celestial sphere, one of which passes through the celestial poles and the equinoxes and the other through the poles and the solstices
- about-face β An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
- hanks β a male given name, form of Henry.
- fright β sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- equator β An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0 Β°.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- helix β a spiral.
- circle β A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- catenary β the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
- crochet β Crochet is a way of making cloth out of cotton or wool by using a needle with a small hook at the end.
- inning β Usually, ins. persons in office or political power (distinguished from outs).
- curvation β the action of curving or bending
- innings β Baseball. a division of a game during which each team has an opportunity to score until three outs have been made against it.
- numen β divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- disc β any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- obliquity β the state of being oblique.
- ogee β a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- whistlestop β (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- circulation β The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- clabber β curdled milk
- head β Edith, 1897β1981, U.S. costume designer.
verb turn
- close up β If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
- fuddling β Present participle of fuddle.
- wriggle β to twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
- lensing β a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- double back β twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- whirr β to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
- come again β Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- make it big β If you make it big, you become successful or famous.
- camber β A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
- fuddle β to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
- eddying β a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- evert β Turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
- muddied β abounding in or covered with mud.
- cartwheel β If you do a cartwheel, you do a fast, circular movement with your body. You fall sideways, put your hands on the ground, swing your legs over, and return to a standing position.
- go downhill β travel down a slope
- come to β When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- wax β a fit of anger; rage.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- key up β a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- crisped β (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
- address β Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- disarrayed β Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- go to pot β a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- hinge β a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.