Definition of turn

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Turn (n.) Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve his turn..

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Overset :: Overset (v. t.) To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building..
Goolde :: Goolde (n.) An old English name of some yellow flower, -- the marigold (Calendula), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole..
Replevy :: Replevy (v. t.) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied..
Reversion :: Reversion (n.) The act of returning, or coming back; return..
Overthrow :: Overthrow (n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run..
Equal :: Equal (v. t.) To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
Offset :: Offset (n.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside..
Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb..
Turnkey :: Turnkey (n.) A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder..
Payment :: Payment (n.) That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward; recompense; requital; return..
Sour :: Sour (v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances..
Regression :: Regression (n.) The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.
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..
Reversion :: Reversion (n.) The returning of an esttate to the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him..
Routine :: Routine (n.) A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning..
Give :: Give (n.) To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow..
Chlorosis :: Chlorosis (n.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color..
Averted :: Averted (a.) Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious..
Turn :: Turn (n.) Monthly courses; menses.
Inflexed :: Inflexed (a.) Turned; bent.
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