turn off
veer
crank
bewend
umbedraw
turning
contraversive
reorient
twist
corner
hang a right
reverse
dextroversion
turnaround
turnabout
reversal
reversion
-tropic
turny
zig
turn around
sinistroversion
laevoversion
intravolution
turnably
-tropism
dysversion
turn out
splay
hang a left
rotate
spread out
wise
retroflex
replicate
introversion
turn about
pivot
wheel
swivel
about-face
volution
trend
wheel around
curve
hang a uey
versable
turnable
inflection point
downturn
-tropy
unturned
gee
right face
upend
unturn
hang a Ralph
reflex
screw
double
somatogyral
three-point turn
counterwheel
circumvolve
swing
alternate
flexuous
take turns
creek
cockeyed
U
uey
skew-whiff
turnability
turn
wonky
pan
hang a Louie
retroversion
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wind
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versable
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right-handed
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alternate
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turn about
skew-whiff
askew
awry
turning
reverse
dextroversion
turnaround
turnabout
reversal
reversion
turn around
sinistroversion
laevoversion
intravolution
dysversion
introversion
volution
inflection point
right face
pivot
three-point turn
creek
twist
U
uey
turnability
turn
retroversion
wind
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banking
turn-taking
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crank
bewend
umbedraw
reorient
twist
corner
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zig
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splay
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rotate
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wise
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pivot
wheel
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curve
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hang a Ralph
reflex
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double
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circumvolve
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pan
hang a Louie
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wrick
verb
- To turn.
- To turn by means of a crank.
- To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
- To turn a crank.
- To be running at a high level of output or effort.
adj
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- Sick; unwell.
- Strange, weird, odd.
noun
- Synonym of methamphetamine.
- A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories
- The penis.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
- A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
- a fit of temper or passion.
noun
- The act of turning.
- Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
- At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
- A turn or deviation from a straight course.
- The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
verb
- turn in the opposite direction
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- form into a spiral shape
- form into twists
- extend in curves and turns
- do the twist
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
noun
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- an unforeseen development
- an interpretation of a text or action
- any clever maneuver
- the act of rotating rapidly
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- a circular segment of a curve
- a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
- a jerky pulling movement
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
- the act of winding or twisting
verb
- turn a corner
- gain control over
- force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
noun
- a place off to the side of an area
- the point where two lines meet or intersect
- an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
- the intersection of two streets
- the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
- a small concavity
- a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
- a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
- a remote area
- (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
noun
- turning in the opposite direction
- a relation of direct opposition
- the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
- (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
verb
- change to the contrary
- turn inside out or upside down
- rule against
- cancel officially
- reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
adj
adj
noun
- turning in the opposite direction
- turning in an opposite direction or position
- a change from one state to the opposite state
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- a decision to reverse an earlier decision
- a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
- the act of reversing the order or place of
- a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
noun
- turning in the opposite direction
- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- returning to a former state
- a failure to maintain a higher state
noun
verb
- turn outward
- be shown or be found to be
- prove to be in the result or end
- produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
- result or end
- come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
- bring forth
- put out or expel from a place
- come and gather for a public event
- outfit or equip, as with accessories
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- get up and out of bed
verb
- To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
- To roll along on wheels.
- To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
- To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
- To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
- To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
noun
- A wheelrim.
- A potter's wheel.
- A round portion of cheese.
- The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- A Catherine wheel firework.
- A recurring or cyclical course of events.
- A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
- The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
- A manoeuvre in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
- A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
- The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
- A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
- A spinning wheel.
- A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
verb
- To cause to turn; to bend.
- To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
- To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
- To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).
noun
- The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
- A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
- The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
- A tendency.
- An inclination in a particular direction.
- A fad or fashion style.
verb
- To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
- To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl around.
- To transport someone or something to various locations by pushing a wheeled transporter such as a wheelchair, wheelbarrow or trolley.
- In dancing, when a couple, holding hands, turns around 180 degrees, with the left hand dancer moving backward and the right hand dancer moving forward.
verb
- To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
- To bend; to crook.
- To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
- (slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances.
- To cause to swerve from a straight course.
noun
- A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
- An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
- A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
- A one-dimensional continuum.
- A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
- A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- The attractive shape of a woman's body.
- A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
adj
verb
noun
- The ancestor word corresponding to a descendant.
- The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
- The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
- An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
- Reflection or an image produced by reflection. The light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
adj
verb
- turn like a screw
- have sexual intercourse with
- cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
- tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
noun
- someone who guards prisoners
- a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
- a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
- a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
- slang for sexual intercourse
verb
- To turn sharply, following a winding course.
- To get a two-base hit.
- To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- To serve a second role or have a second purpose.
- To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- To fold over so as to make two folds.
- To operate as a double agent.
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- To double down.
- To multiply by two.
- (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- To repeat exactly; copy.
- To sail around (a headland or other point).
- To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
adj
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Stooping; bent over.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Designed for two users.
- Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
noun
- The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- A two-base hit.
- A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
- Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”)
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A double-precision floating-point number.
- A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A double feast.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- A hit on this ring.
- A boat for two scullers.
- The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
adv
verb
- To turn in a different direction.
- To move one's arm in a punching motion.
- To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
- To move sideways in its trajectory.
- To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
- To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
- To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
- To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
- To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
- To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
- To ride on a swing.
- To dance.
- To fluctuate or change.
- (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
- To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
- To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
- To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
noun
- In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
- Influence or power of anything put in motion.
- The amount of change towards or away from something.
- The genre of music associated with this dance style.
- The manner in which something is swung.
- The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
- A dance style.
- In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
- A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
- A type of hook with the arm more extended.
- A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
- A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
- Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
- Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
- The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
verb
- To vary by turns.
- To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
- To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.
- To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.
adj
- Other; alternative.
- Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
- Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
- Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)
noun
- A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
- A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
- A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
- That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
- Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.
noun
- Any turn or winding.
- A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
- A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
noun
character
- A U-turn ('turned a U in the road')
- The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
- A double upright cordon espalier (also double U, triple U).
adj
- Usually in parentheses: abbreviation of unclassified.
- In a film certificate: abbreviation of universal (“suitable for all ages”).
name
noun
noun
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- an unforeseen development
- a movement in a new direction
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
verb
- to change orientation or direction
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- undergo a change or development
- cause to move around or rotate
- change to the contrary
- pass to the other side of
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- move around an axis or a center
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- to send or let go
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- change color
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- accomplish by rotating
- get by buying and selling
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- alter the functioning or setting of
- direct at someone
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- go sour or spoil
- become officially one year older
verb
- To turn horizontally.
- To turn out well; to be successful.
- To join or fit together; to unite.
- To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage.
- To beat one's opposition convincingly.
- To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed.
- To shift an image relative to the display window without changing the viewing scale.
- To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
- To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)
noun
- A pond or lake, considered as the expanse of land upon which the water sits.
- A human face, a mug.
- A part; a portion.
- The part of a flintlock that holds the priming.
- Synonym of playa lake: a temporary pond or lake in a playa.
- A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
- Strong adverse criticism.
- A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.
- The contents of such a receptacle.
- A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home.
- A leaf of gold or silver.
- A loaf of bread.
- A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin.
- The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle.
- The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel.
- A dry lake or playa, especially a salt flat.
- A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating as part of manufacture; a vacuum pan.
- The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the brainpan.
- The brain, seen as one's intellect.
- A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.
adj
adj
adj
noun
- The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
- Flatus.
- Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
- News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
- The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
- The ability to breathe easily.
- Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
- A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
- One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
- Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
- Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
- Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
- A bird, the dotterel.
- A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
verb
- To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
- To perceive or follow by scent.
- To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
- To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
- To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
- To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
- To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
- To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
- To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
- To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
- To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
- To travel in a way that is not straight.
- To cover or surround with something coiled about.
- To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
- To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
- To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
- To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
noun
- The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
- The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)
- A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
- A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.
- An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.
- The set of starting pitchers of a team.
- Repeated play on a radio station, etc.
- The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.
adj
- Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.
- Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.
- Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.
- Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.
- Using their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, their left.
noun
adj
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