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Curve :: Curve (v. i.) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the road curves to the right..

Volley :: Volley (v. i.) To return the ball before it touches the ground.

Gorgon :: Gorgon (n.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa..

Unscrew :: Unscrew (v. t.) To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it..

Turnbroach :: Turnbroach (n.) A turnspit.

Giddy :: Giddy (superl.) Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.

Latin :: Latin (n.) An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin..

Napus :: Napus (n.) A kind of turnip. See Navew.

Gouge :: Gouge (n.) A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood..

Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling..

Siding :: Siding (n.) A side track, as a railroad; a turnout..

Redlegs :: Redlegs (n.) The turnstone.

Recharge :: Recharge (v. t. & i.) To charge or accuse in return.

Strophic :: Strophe (n.) In Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the chorus while turning from the right to the left of the orchestra; hence, the strain, or part of the choral ode, sung during this movement. Also sometimes used of a stanza of modern verse. See the Note under Antistrophe..

Allegorization :: Allegorization (n.) The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense..

Cant :: Cant (v. t.) To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football..

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Remeant :: Remeant (a.) Coming back; returning.

Crown :: Crown (n.) The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.

Akimbo :: Akimbo (a.) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

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