Definition of turn

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Turn (v. t.) To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat..

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Meander :: Meander (v. i.) To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..
Gratuity :: Gratuity (n.) Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment..
Prevaricate :: Prevaricate (v. i.) To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine..
Sea Quail :: Sea quail () The turnstone.
Wheel :: Wheel (v. i.) To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate..
Phrase :: Phrase (n.) A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human..
Diuturnity :: Diuturnity (n.) Long duration; lastingness.
Regreet :: Regreet (n.) A return or exchange of salutation.
Blench :: Blench (v. t.) To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder..
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly..
Contraversion :: Contraversion (n.) A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
Double :: Double (n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
Pivot :: Pivot (n.) A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns..
Invertible :: Invertible (a.) Capable of being inverted or turned.
Tourn :: Tourn (n.) The sheriff's turn, or court..
Caracole :: Caracole (n.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left..
Proa :: Proa (n.) A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the flying proa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known..
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