turn

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To position (something) by folding it.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To become (gloss, begin to be) .
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To fundamentally change; to metamorphose.
  7. Verb.  To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
  9. Verb.  (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive, of trees) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
  11. Verb.  (qualifier, usually with '''over''') To complete.
  12. Verb.  (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  13. Verb.  (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  14. Verb.  (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
  15. Verb.  (context, professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or ''vice versa''.
  16. Noun.  A change of direction or orientation.
  17. Noun.  A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
  18. Noun.  A single loop of a coil.
  19. Noun.  A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
  20. Noun.  One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
  21. Noun.  A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
  22. Noun.  (''also'' '''turnaround''') The time required to complete a project.
  23. Noun.  A fit or a period of giddiness.
  24. Noun.  A change in temperament or circumstance.
  25. Noun.  (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
  26. Noun.  (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
  27. Noun.  (context, poker) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
  28. Noun.  A deed done to another.
  29. Noun.  (context, rope) A pass behind or through an object.
  30. Noun.  character; personality; nature.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.