Definition of turn

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Turn (v. i.) Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support; to hinge; to depend; as, the decision turns on a single fact..

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Exchange :: Exchange (n.) The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain..
Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants..
Peach :: Peach (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice.
Attorn :: Attorn (v. t.) To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate..
Reflexive :: Reflexive (a.) Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc..
Return :: Return (v. t.) To lead in response to the lead of one's partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a club..
Nabob :: Nabob (n.) One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth..
Mandrel :: Mandrel (n.) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.
Circumflexion :: Circumflexion (n.) A winding about; a turning; a circuity; a fold.
Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant..
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift..
Whisket :: Whisket (n.) A small lathe for turning wooden pins.
Kirked :: Kirked (a.) Turned upward; bent.
Forerun :: Forerun (v. t.) To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following).
Backstaff :: Backstaff (n.) An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed..
Redient :: Redient (a.) Returning.
Recourse :: Recourse (v. i.) To return; to recur.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed..
Rabato :: Rabato (n.) A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.
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