Definition of turn

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Turn (v. i.) To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb; -- said of the tide..

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Turning :: Turning (n.) Deviation from the way or proper course.
Port :: Port (v. t.) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; -- said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm..
Circumflex :: Circumflex (a.) Moving or turning round; circuitous.
Versable :: Versable (a.) Capable of being turned.
Unchristianize :: Unchristianize (v. t.) To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.
Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion..
Non Est Inventus :: Non est inventus () The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county..
Galilee :: Galilee (n.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals..
Flavescent :: Flavescent (a.) Turning yellow; yellowish.
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise..
Flank :: Flank (v. t.) To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of..
Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids..
Miserere :: Miserere (n.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia..
Holly :: Holly (n.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas..
Return :: Return (n.) A day in bank. See Return day, below..
Contourniated :: Contourniated (a.) Having furrowed edges, as if turned in a lathe..
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..
Inadvertent :: Inadvertent (a.) Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive.
Loggerhead :: Loggerhead (n.) An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat, over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running out too fast..
Quarte :: Quarte (n.) A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast..
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