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Reclined :: Reclined (a.) Falling or turned downward; reclinate.

Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..

Cowl :: Cowl (n.) A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc..

Winding :: Winding (n.) A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream..

Refractive :: Refractive (a.) Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers..

Revolt :: Revolt (v. t.) To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

Conceit :: Conceit (n.) A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip..

Turnover :: Turnover (n.) The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage..

Lye :: Lye (n.) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding..

Abased :: Abased (a.) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield..

Fulcrum :: Fulcrum (n.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body..

Evert :: Evert (v. t.) To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine..

Deflexure :: Deflexure (n.) A bending or turning aside; deflection.

Rotate :: Rotate (v. i.) To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve..

Feathering :: Feathering (n.) The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t..

Utilize :: Utilize (v. t.) To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities..

Turnpike :: Turnpike (n.) A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See Turnstile, 1..

Ceres :: Ceres (n.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage..

Cancelier :: Cancelier (v. i.) To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk.

Convert :: Convert (v. t.) To change or turn from one state or condition to another; to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to transmute; as, to convert water into ice..

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