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Round :: Round (adv.) Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head round; a wheel turns round..

Pervert :: Pervert (v. t.) To turnanother way; to divert.

Swivel :: Swivel (a.) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun..

Hurl :: Hurl (v. t.) To twist or turn.

Spica :: Spica (n.) A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley..

Averse :: Averse (v. t. & i.) To turn away.

Altern :: Altern (a.) Acting by turns; alternate.

Cruciferous :: Cruciferous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross, as the mustard, radish, turnip, etc..

Eversion :: Eversion (n.) The state of being turned back or outward; as, eversion of eyelids; ectropium..

Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column..

Venew :: Venew (n.) A bout, or turn, as at fencing; a thrust; a hit; a veney..

Turn :: Turn (n.) A pit sunk in some part of a drift.

Root :: Root (v. t.) To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth..

Reciprocate :: Reciprocate (v. t.) To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate favors..

Regression :: Regression (n.) The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.

Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc..

Rotate :: Rotate (v. i.) To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle..

Tiara :: Tiara (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over..

Dextrose :: Dextrose (n.) A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice..

Swifter :: Swifter (n.) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it.

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