| turn | (noun) the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course | Synonyms: turning |
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| (noun) the act of turning away or in the opposite direction | - |
| (noun) taking a short walk out and back | - |
| (noun) a favor for someone | Synonyms: good turn |
| (noun) (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | Synonyms: play |
| (noun) turning or twisting around (in place) | Synonyms: twist |
| (noun) a short performance that is part of a longer program | Synonyms: act, bit, number, routine |
| (noun) a movement in a new direction | Synonyms: turning |
| (noun) an unforeseen development | Synonyms: turn of events, twist |
| (noun) a circular segment of a curve | Synonyms: bend, crook, twist |
| (noun) (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive | Synonyms: bout, round |
| (noun) a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | Synonyms: go, spell, tour |
| (verb) twist suddenly so as to sprain | Synonyms: rick, sprain, twist, wrench, wrick |
| (verb) change to the contrary | Synonyms: change by reversal, reverse |
| (verb) go sour or spoil | Synonyms: ferment, sour, work |
| (verb) pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become | Synonyms: grow |
| (verb) undergo a transformation or a change of position or action | Synonyms: change state |
| (verb) change color | - |
| (verb) become officially one year older | - |
| (verb) have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to | Synonyms: call on |
| (verb) direct at someone | - |
| (verb) shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel | - |
| (verb) let (something) fall or spill from a container | Synonyms: release |
| (verb) alter the functioning or setting of | - |
| (verb) cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | Synonyms: bend, deform, flex, twist |
| (verb) to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | Synonyms: plough, plow |
| (verb) to change orientation or direction | - |
| (verb) cause to move around a center so as to show another side of | Synonyms: turn over |
| (verb) cause to move around or rotate | - |
| (verb) pass to the other side of | Synonyms: move around |
| (verb) move around an axis or a center | - |
| (verb) to send or let go | - |
| (verb) cause to move along an axis or into a new direction | - |
| (verb) channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something | - |
| (verb) get by buying and selling | - |
| (verb) accomplish by rotating | - |
| (verb) undergo a change or development | Synonyms: become |
| (verb) cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics | - |
| turnability | (noun) The property of being able to turn | - |
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| turnabout | (noun) turning in the opposite direction | Synonyms: reversal, reverse, reversion, turnaround |
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| (noun) a decision to reverse an earlier decision | Synonyms: change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnaround |
| turnaround | (noun) turning in the opposite direction | Synonyms: reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout |
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| (noun) act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip | Synonyms: turnround |
| (noun) an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around | - |
| (noun) a decision to reverse an earlier decision | Synonyms: change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout |
| (noun) time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip | Synonyms: turnaround time |
| turnbuckle | (noun) an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension | - |
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| turncoat | (noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | Synonyms: apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade |
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| turncock | (noun) faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid | Synonyms: cock, stopcock |
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| (noun) one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off | - |
| turndown | (noun) the act of refusing an offer | Synonyms: nonacceptance |
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| turned | (adjective) moved around an axis or center | - |
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| (adjective) in an unpalatable state | Synonyms: off, sour |
| turner | (noun) cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food | Synonyms: food turner |
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| (noun) one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope | - |
| (noun) a lathe operator | - |
| (noun) a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein | - |
| turnery | (noun) products made on a lathe | - |
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| (noun) workshop where objects are made on a lathe | - |
| turning | (noun) the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course | Synonyms: turn |
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| (noun) act of changing in practice or custom | - |
| (noun) the activity of shaping something on a lathe | - |
| (noun) the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe | - |
| (noun) a movement in a new direction | Synonyms: turn |
| (noun) a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe | - |
| turnip | (noun) root of any of several members of the mustard family | - |
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| (noun) widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root | Synonyms: Brassica rapa, white turnip |
| turnkey | (noun) someone who guards prisoners | Synonyms: gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw |
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| turnoff | (noun) a side road where you can turn off | - |
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| (noun) something causing antagonism or loss of interest | Synonyms: negative stimulation |
| turnout | (noun) attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election) | - |
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| (noun) (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip | - |
| (noun) what is produced in a given time period | Synonyms: output, outturn |
| (noun) a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park | Synonyms: widening |
| (noun) a set of clothing (with accessories) | Synonyms: getup, outfit, rig |
| (noun) a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass | Synonyms: railroad siding, sidetrack, siding |
| (noun) the group that gathers together for a particular occasion | - |
| turnover | (noun) the act of upsetting something | Synonyms: overturn, upset |
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| (noun) the volume measured in dollars | Synonyms: dollar volume |
| (noun) a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling | - |
| (noun) the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers | Synonyms: employee turnover, turnover rate |
| turnpike | (noun) an expressway on which tolls are collected | Synonyms: toll road |
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| (noun) (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid | - |
| turnround | (noun) act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip | Synonyms: turnaround |
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| turnspit | (noun) a roasting spit that can be turned | - |
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| turnstile | (noun) a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering | - |
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| turnstone | (noun) migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food | - |
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| turnt | (adjective) extermely excited, especially about or at a part | - |
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| turntable | (noun) a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played | - |
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| (noun) a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars | - |
| (noun) a revolving tray placed on a dining table | Synonyms: lazy Susan |
| turnup | (noun) the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg | Synonyms: cuff |
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| turnverein | (noun) a club of tumblers or gymnasts | - |
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