Definition of turn

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Turn (n.) Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order, position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude; as, the turn of the tide..

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Acock :: Acock (adv.) In a cocked or turned up fashion.
Loop :: Loop (n.) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
Crook :: Crook (n.) To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.
Reflux :: Reflux (a.) Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action..
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..
Pillar :: Pillar (n.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns..
Whammel :: Whammel (v. t.) To turn over.
Gee :: Gee (v. t.) To cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the driver..
Rotation :: Rotation (n.) Any return or succesion in a series.
Turnery :: Turnery (n.) The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.
Reward :: Reward (v. t.) To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate..
Flexure :: Flexure (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending..
Caracole :: Caracole (n.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or the left..
Adversary :: Adversary (n.) One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.
Detour :: Detour (n.) A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi..
Turnep :: Turnep (n.) See Turnip.
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..
Fork :: Fork (v. t.) To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil..
Pale :: Pale (v. i.) To turn pale; to lose color or luster.
Overset :: Overset (n.) An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage..
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