Definition of turn

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Turn (v. t.) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad..

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Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch..
Trick :: Trick (a.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours..
Convert :: Convert (v. t.) To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral character of (any one) from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness.
Double :: Double (n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice..
Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
Backwater :: Backwater (n.) Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer..
Spoked :: Spoke (n.) A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill..
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) Net quantity of produce yielded.
Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To set erect; to turn up.
Sinuosity :: Sinuosity (n.) A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve..
Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward..
Ptarmigan :: Ptarmigan (n.) Any grouse of the genus Lagopus, of which numerous species are known. The feet are completely feathered. Most of the species are brown in summer, but turn white, or nearly white, in winter..
Misturn :: Misturn (v. t.) To turn amiss; to pervert.
Stylus :: Stylus (n.) That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called needle. The stylus is frequently composed of metal or diamond..
Unturned :: Unturned (a.) Not turned; not revolved or reversed.
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls..
Return :: Return (v. t.) To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks..
Detort :: Detort (v. t.) To turn form the original or plain meaning; to pervert; to wrest.
Lend :: Lend (v. t.) To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To decline to take an optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card; in euchre, to decline to make the trump..
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