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Definition of turn

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Turn (v. t.) To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like..

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Pale :: Pale (v. i.) To turn pale; to lose color or luster.

Turner :: Turner (n.) A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.

Septifarious :: Septifarious (a.) Turned in seven different ways.

Wile :: Wile (v. t.) To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly..

Retroact :: Retroact (v. i.) To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective..

Somerset :: Somerset (n.) A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end.

Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

Torsion :: Torsion (n.) The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction..

Retort :: Retort (v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.

Reversed :: Reversed (a.) Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zool.), sinistrorse or sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell..

Ditch :: Ditch (v. t.) To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side..

Slue :: Slue (v. t.) In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round..

Reverse :: Reverse (a.) That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction..

Levorotatory :: Levorotatory (a.) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc..

Compass :: Compass (n.) An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.

Diverse :: Diverse (v. i.) To turn aside.

Kirked :: Kirked (a.) Turned upward; bent.

Turner :: Turner (n.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.

Loco :: Loco (adv.) A direction in written or printed music to return to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher.

Revolve :: Revolve (v. t.) Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of..