Spinverb
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
âI spun myself around a few times.â; âSpin the ball on the floor.â; âShe spun around and gave him a big smile.â;
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(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.
Spinverb
(transitive) To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
âThey spin the cotton into thread.â;
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(intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
âthe Earth turns;â; âturn on the spotâ;
Spinverb
To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
Turnverb
(transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
âTurn the knob clockwise.â;
Spinverb
To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
Turnverb
(intransitive) to change one's direction of travel.
âShe turned right at the corner.â;
Spinverb
To move sideways when bouncing.
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to change the course of.
Spinverb
(cooking) To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar
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(transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
âShe turned the table legs with care and precision.â;
Spinverb
To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
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(by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
Spinverb
To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.
Turnverb
(transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
âturn the bed covers;â; âturn the pagesâ;
Spinverb
To move swiftly.
âto spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.â;
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To navigate through a book or other printed material.
âturn to page twenty;â; âturn through the bookâ;
Spinverb
To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.
âBlood spins from a vein.â;
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Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
Spinverb
To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.
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Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
Spinverb
To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.
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To change condition or attitude.
Spinnoun
Rapid circular motion.
âThe car went into a spin.â; âThe skaters demonstrated their spins.â; âHe put some spin on the cue ball.â;
Turnverb
(copulative) To become begin to be.
âThe leaves turn brown in autumn.â; âWhen I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.â;
Spinnoun
(physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
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To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
âThe hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.â;
Spinnoun
A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
âTry to put a positive spin on the disappointing sales figures.â; âThe politician was mocked in the press for his reliance on spin rather than facts.â;
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To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
âMidas made everything turn to gold.â; âHe turned into a monster every full moon.â;
Spinnoun
(sports) Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
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To reach a certain age.
âCharlie turns six on September 29.â;
Spinnoun
A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.
Turnverb
To hinge; to depend.
âThe decision turns on a single fact.â;
Spinnoun
A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.
âI'm off out for a spin in my new sports car.â;
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To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
âThe prisoners turned on the warden.â;
Spinnoun
A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.
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To change personal condition.
Spinnoun
A single play of a record by a radio station.
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To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
Spinnoun
(dated) Unmarried woman, spinster.
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To complete.
âThey say they can turn the parts in two days.â;
Spinverb
To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.
âAll the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence did but fill Ithaca full of moths.â;
Turnverb
(transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
âWe turned a pretty penny with that little scheme.â;
Spinverb
To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by degrees; to extend to a great length; - with out; as, to spin out large volumes on a subject.
âDo you mean that story is tediously spun out?â;
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Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
Spinverb
To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.
âBy one delay after another they spin out their whole lives.â;
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To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
âIvory turns well.â;
Spinverb
To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top.
Turnverb
(obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
Spinverb
To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; - said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
Turnverb
To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
Spinverb
To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.
Turnverb
(archaic) To translate.
âto turn the Iliadâ;
Spinverb
To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness.
âThey neither know to spin, nor care to toll.â;
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To magically or divinely attack undead.
Spinverb
To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis.
âRound about him spun the landscape,Sky and forest reeled together.â; âWith a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head.â;
Turnnoun
A change of direction or orientation.
âGive the handle a turn, then pull it.â;
Spinverb
To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein.
Turnnoun
A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
Spinverb
To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.
Turnnoun
(geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
Spinnoun
The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle.
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A single loop of a coil.
Spinnoun
Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.
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A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
âThey took turns playing with the new toy.â;
Spinnoun
an interpretation of an event which is favorable to the interpreter or to the person s/he supports. A person whose task is to provide such interpretations for public relations purposes is called a spin doctor.
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The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
âI cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.â;
Spinnoun
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
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One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
Spinnoun
the act of rotating rapidly;
âhe gave the crank a spinâ; âit broke off after much twistingâ;
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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.
Spinnoun
a short drive in a car;
âhe took the new car for a spinâ;
Turnnoun
(also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
âThey quote a three-day turn on parts like those.â;
Spinnoun
rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
Turnnoun
A fit or a period of giddiness.
âI've had a funny turn.â;
Spinnoun
a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion);
âthe campaign put a favorable spin on the storyâ;
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A change in temperament or circumstance.
âShe took a turn for the worse.â;
Spinverb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;
âThe dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzyâ;
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(cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
Spinverb
stream in jets, of liquids;
âThe creek spun its course through the woodsâ;
Turnnoun
(poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
Spinverb
cause to spin;
âspin a coinâ;
Turnnoun
The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
Spinverb
make up a story;
âspin a yarnâ;
Turnnoun
A deed done to another.
âOne good turn deserves another.â; âI felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb....â;
Spinverb
form a web by making a thread;
âspiders spin a fine webâ;
Turnnoun
(rope) A pass behind or through an object.
Spinverb
work natural fibers into a thread;
âspin silkâ;
Turnnoun
Character; personality; nature.
Spinverb
twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation;
âThe President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrasingâ;
Turnnoun
(soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
Spinverb
prolong or extend;
âspin out a visitâ;
Turnnoun
A short skit, act, or routine.
Turnverb
To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.
âTurn the adamantine spindle round.â; âThe monarch turns him to his royal guest.â;
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To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.
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To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; - used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something.
âThrice I deluded her, and turned to sportHer importunity.â; âMy thoughts are turned on peace.â;
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To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote.
âTherefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David.â; âGod will make these evils the occasion of a greater good, by turning them to advantage in this world.â; âWhen the passage is open, land will be turned most to cattle; when shut, to sheep.â;
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To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; - often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like.
âThe Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee.â; âAnd David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.â; âImpatience turns an ague into a fever.â;
Turnverb
To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.
âI had rather hear a brazen canstick turned.â;
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Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in proper condition; to adapt.
âHis limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread !â; âHe was perfectly well turned for trade.â;
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To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.
âWho turns a Persian tale for half a crown.â;
Turnverb
To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.
Turnverb
To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass around by turning; as, to turn a corner.
âThe ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it.â; âWe turn not back the silks upon the merchants,When we have soiled them.â; âI'll turn you out of my kingdom.â; âThis house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler died.â;
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To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's stomach.
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To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel.
âThe gate . . . on golden hinges turning.â;
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Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support; to hinge; to depend; as, the decision turns on a single fact.
âConditions of peace certainly turn upon events of war.â;
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To result or terminate; to come about; to eventuate; to issue.
âIf we repent seriously, submit contentedly, and serve him faithfully, afflictions shall turn to our advantage.â;
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To be deflected; to take a different direction or tendency; to be directed otherwise; to be differently applied; to be transferred; as, to turn from the road.
âTurn from thy fierce wrath.â; âTurn ye, turn ye from your evil ways.â; âThe understanding turns inward on itself, and reflects on its own operations.â;
Turnverb
To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to grow; as, wood turns to stone; water turns to ice; one color turns to another; to turn Muslim.
âI hope you have no intent to turn husband.â; âCygnets from gray turn white.â;
Turnverb
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory turns well.
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To become acid; to sour; - said of milk, ale, etc.
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To become giddy; - said of the head or brain.
âI'll look no more;Lest my brain turn.â;
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To invert a type of the same thickness, as temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
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To be nauseated; - said of the stomach.
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To become inclined in the other direction; - said of scales.
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To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb; - said of the tide.
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To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
Turnnoun
The act of turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel.
Turnnoun
Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order, position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude; as, the turn of the tide.
âAt length his complaint took a favorable turn.â; âThe turns and varieties of all passions.â; âToo well the turns of mortal chance I know.â;
Turnnoun
One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change; hence, a winding; a bend; a meander.
âAnd all its [the river's] thousand turns disclose.Some fresher beauty varying round.â;
Turnnoun
A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it began; a short walk; a stroll.
âCome, you and I must walk a turn together.â; âI will take a turn in your garden.â;
Turnnoun
Successive course; opportunity enjoyed by alternation with another or with others, or in due order; due chance; alternate or incidental occasion; appropriate time.
âHis turn will come to laugh at you again.â; âEvery one has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.â;
Turnnoun
Incidental or opportune deed or office; occasional act of kindness or malice; as, to do one an ill turn.
âHad I not done a friendes turn to thee?â; âthanks are half lost when good turns are delayed.â;
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Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve his turn.
âI have enough to serve mine own turn.â;
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Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; - used in a literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation.
âThe turn of both his expressions and thoughts is unharmonious.â; âThe Roman poets, in their description of a beautiful man, often mention the turn of his neck and arms.â;
Turnnoun
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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A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; - so called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand on a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was given.
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A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about a pin or a cleat.
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A pit sunk in some part of a drift.
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A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county.
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Monthly courses; menses.
Turnnoun
An embellishment or grace (marked thus, ), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus , or drawn thus .
Turnnoun
a circular segment of a curve;
âa bend in the roadâ; âa crook in the pathâ;
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the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course;
âhe took a turn to the rightâ;
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the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;
âit is my turnâ; âit is still my playâ;
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an unforeseen development;
âevents suddenly took an awkward turnâ;
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a movement in a new direction;
âthe turning of the windâ;
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turning away or in the opposite direction;
âhe made an abrupt turn away from herâ;
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turning or twisting around (in place);
âwith a quick twist of his head he surveyed the roomâ;
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a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);
âit's my goâ; âa spell of workâ;
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(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
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a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
âhe did his act three times every eveningâ; âshe had a catchy little routineâ; âit was one of the best numbers he ever didâ;
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a favor for someone;
âhe did me a good turnâ;
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taking a short walk out and back;
âwe took a turn in the parkâ;
Turnverb
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense;
âTurn towards meâ; âThe mugger turned and fled before I could see his faceâ; âShe turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needsâ;
Turnverb
undergo a change or development;
âThe water turned into iceâ; âHer former friend became her worst enemyâ; âHe turned traitorâ;
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undergo a transformation or a change of position or action;
âWe turned from Socialism to Capitalismâ; âThe people turned against the President when he stole the electionâ;
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cause to move around or rotate;
âturn a keyâ; âturn your palm this wayâ;
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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
âThe weather turned nastyâ; âShe grew angryâ;
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to send or let go;
âThey turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansionâ;
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pass to the other side of;
âturn the cornerâ; âmove around the obstacleâ;
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move around an axis or a center;
âThe wheels are turningâ;
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cause to move around a center so as to show another side of;
âturn a page of a bookâ;
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change to the contrary;
âThe trend was reversedâ; âthe tides turned against himâ; âpublic opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House internâ;
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to break and turn over earth especially with a plow;
âFarmer Jones plowed his east field last weekâ; âturn the earth in the Springâ;
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change color;
âIn Vermont, the leaves turn earlyâ;
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cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics;
âThe princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing himâ; âThe alchemists tried to turn lead into goldâ;
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let (something) fall or spill a container;
âturn the flour onto a plateâ;
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twist suddenly so as to sprain;
âwrench one's ankleâ; âThe wrestler twisted his shoulderâ; âthe hikers sprained their ankles when they fellâ; âI turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several daysâ;
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shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel;
âturn the legs of the tableâ; âturn the clay on the wheelâ;
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go sour or spoil;
âThe milk has souredâ; âThe wine workedâ; âThe cream has turned--we have to throw it outâ;
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accomplish by rotating;
âturn a somersaultâ; âturn cartwheelsâ;
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get by buying and selling;
âthe company turned a good profit after a yearâ;
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cause to move along an axis or into a new direction;
âturn your face to the wallâ; âturn the car aroundâ; âturn your dance partner aroundâ;
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channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something;
âThe pedophile turned to boys for satisfactionâ; âpeople turn to mysticism at the turn of a milleniumâ;
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cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;
âbend the rodâ; âtwist the dough into a braidâ; âthe strong man could turn an iron barâ;
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alter the functioning or setting of;
âturn the dial to 10â; âturn the heat downâ;
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direct at someone;
âShe turned a smile on meâ; âThey turned their flashlights on the carâ;
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have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to;
âShe called on her Representative to help herâ; âShe turned to her relatives for helpâ;
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become officially one year older;
âShe is turning 50 this yearâ;