Definition of turn

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Turn (n.) A change of condition; especially, a sudden or recurring symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell; as, a bad turn..

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Milldam :: Milldam (n.) A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel..
Rape :: Rape (n.) A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for the food of cage birds..
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..
Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake.
Revenue :: Revenue (n.) Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise..
Flush :: Flush (v. i.) To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush..
Rafter :: Rafter (v. t.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
Circumgyratory :: Circumgyratory (a.) Moving in a circle; turning round.
Swing :: Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..
Recriminate :: Recriminate (v. t.) To accuse in return.
Journal :: "Journal (a.) That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box..
Entropium :: Entropium (n.) The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids.
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Peristrephic :: Peristrephic (a.) Turning around; rotatory; revolving; as, a peristrephic painting (of a panorama)..
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc..
Stope :: Stopcock (n.) The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet..
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..
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