Definition of turn

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Turn (v. t.) To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something..

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Counterturn :: Counterturn (n.) The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties..
Waive :: Waive (v. i.) To turn aside; to recede.
Fumble :: Fumble (v. i.) To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
Root :: Root (v. t.) To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth..
Sheer :: Sheer (n.) A turn or change in a course.
Turning :: Turning (n.) Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools..
Check :: Check (n.) A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad..
Anisodactylous :: Anisodactylous (a.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds..
Backwater :: Backwater (n.) Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar..
Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea..
Reciprocation :: Reciprocation (n.) The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindnesses..
Report :: Report (v. t.) To return or repeat, as sound; to echo..
Saturnine :: Saturnine (a.) Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method..
Hypostrophe :: Hypostrophe (n.) The act of a patient turning himself.
Turn :: Turn (n.) One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change; hence, a winding; a bend; a meander..
Misturn :: Misturn (v. t.) To turn amiss; to pervert.
Conveyor :: Conveyor (n.) A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope..
Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.
Enforest :: Enforest (v. t.) To turn into a forest.
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