Definition of turn

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Turn (v. i.) To become acid; to sour; -- said of milk, ale, etc..

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Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake.
Abominate :: Abominate (v. t.) To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety..
Deviate :: Deviate (v. i.) To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary.
Overturnable :: Overturnable (a.) Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted..
Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it..
Lap :: Lap (v. i.) To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap..
Ebb :: Ebb (v. i.) To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Screw :: Screw (v. i.) To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair..
Round :: Round (n.) A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle..
Elisor :: Elisor (n.) An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified.
Crankle :: Crankle (n.) A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
Turnix :: Turnix (n.) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae..
Retort :: Retort (n.) To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity..
Diversion :: Diversion (n.) That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth..
Redeliver :: Redeliver (v. t.) To deliver or give back; to return.
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below..
Turntable :: Turntable (n.) A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate..
Answer :: Answer (n.) To be or act in return or response to.
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