Turn

/tɜːn/

Synonyms for "turn" (1349 found)

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Closest matches (270)

Noun(15 words)

twist360° turnact become bend bends bit bout chancecircular turning motioncockscomplete rotationcomplete turnconvert cranks

a thing foraberrancy aberrationabout faceabout shipabout-face access acciaccatura accommodationaccomplished factaccomplishment achievement actact of graceact of kindnessacta action activate adapt adaptation

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addle address adjustment adventureadvert toaesthetic formaffection affinity afterpiece agiotage aimaim atair airing alienateall the timealter alteration alternate alternately always ambit amble ameliorate ameliorationan ear foran eye foranamorphism anamorphosisanchor watchangleangle offanimus apostasy apostatizeappeal toappear applyapply toappoggiatura aptitude aptness arabesque arbitrage arc arch archetype arise arouse arrive arsisart formassail assemble asymmetryat every turnattack attend avert axeback and fillbacking backslide backslidingbad turnbalk batebe changedbe contingent onbe converted intobe here againbe hostile tobe renewedbearbear awaybear offbear to starboardbearing beatbeat aboutbeat backbeat itbecome bendbend backbend tobending benefaction benefit benevolence benignity bent betray betterment bias bit blessing block blowblow hot and coldblunt bolt boon borebottom outbout bow bowingbox offbranchbranch offbranching offbreakbreak backbreak downbring aboutbring outbring overbring roundbring to lightbrow bucklebuckle downbuild bumpbusiness dealbuying inby turnscadence cadenzacall offcampaign cantcant roundcapacity forcapsize carriage cashier castcast aboutchance changechange backchange coursechange intochange of heartchange the bearingchange the headingchangeableness character charybdis chaser check checker chopchop and changecircle circling circuit circuitousness circuitry circularity circulate circulation circumlocution circumrotate circumvolute circumvolution clabber climacteric clutch coil coin color coloratura comecome aboutcome acrosscome againcome and gocome aroundcome intocome roundcome round againcome upcome up againcommercial transactioncomplexion conatus concern concoct conduce conduciveness configuration conflexure conformation consider constantly constitution constitutional construct constructionconstructive changecontinuity contort contortion contributeconvergence of eventsconversion convertcool offcorkscrew corner corrupt countenance coup course courtesy crack crank create

Adjective(3 words)

acting turnclockwise wheel turningcrank-rotating

Verb(11 words)

become bend bracedcall onchange by reversalchange directionchange statechanged directioncompletecrank the levercranked

Strong matches (405)

crinkle crisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrook crookednesscrop upcrossroadscrucial periodcrumble crumple crunchcry backcurd curdle curl curtaincurtain callcurtain raisercurve

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cutcut and runcycleday shiftdeactivate deal dealings decay declination decline decompose decurve deed defect defection deflect deflection defy degenerate degenerationdegenerative changedelight deliver demeanor deny departdepart fromdeparture dependdepend ondepress derange desert deteriorate deterioration determine detorsion detour detract develop deviance deviancy deviate deviation device deviousness devote diastole diathesis difference diffract diffusedig updigress digression direct direction directionize disaffect disclose discompose discontinue discontinuity discover discursion disedge disenchant disenchantment disgust disillusion disintegrate dismiss disorder disperse displease dispose disposition disproportion disservice distort distortion divagate divagation divaricate divarication diverge divergence diversification diversify diversion diversity divert divertimento divertissement divisiondizzy rounddo a flip-flopdo an about-facedogleg dogwatch doing doings dome doubledouble a pointdownbeatdraw the teethdress drift drifting drivedrive backdull eagernessebb and floweccentricity eddy effort eject embellishment embow emergency employ endeavor energize enterprise epilogue equipequity capitalerrantry eventuate everywhere evict evolve exchange excite excursion excursus exigency exode exodus exorbitation expedition expel exploit exposeexpository sceneexpress extinguish extremity fabricate facefacial appearancefacility facultyfait accomplifancy fascination fashion fasten favor feat feature featuresfeeling forfelicityfend offfetch aboutfiguration figure finale find finger fioritura fire fitfit outfitting fixfix onflair flection flee flex flexure flier flightflip flopflip-flop flop flounder flourish fluctuate flutter flyerforced marchform format formation formulate frame frightfull circlefull timegarb geanticline geniusgenius forgenre geosyncline gest get giftgift forgimmick givegive backgive ingnarl gogo aboutgo aroundgo backgo badgo intogo offgo roundgo through phasesgo to bedgo to sleepgood deedgood officesgood turngracegrace notegradual changegraingrand tourgraveyard shiftgravitate guise gurge gybe gyrate gyration gyre hairpinhairpin turnhalf timehandhand inhand overhandiwork hang happenhark backharmhaul aroundhave a tendencyhave recourse toheadheave roundheel hike hingehinge onhit uponhoke acthold a headinghold onhook hump hunch idiosyncrasy imbalance impassion impression improperly improve improvement imprudentlyin rotationin successionin turninappropriately incidentalincidental noteinclination incline incurvate incurve indirection indiscreetly individualism inflect inflectioninform oninjuryinnate aptitudeinner forminning innings instinct interlude intermezzo intermission intermit interpretation intort introduction inverse inversion invert irregularity jar jaunt jibe job jolt journey junketkeel overkick outkidneykind deedkind officeskindly actkindness knackknock overknotknuckle downlabor of lovelap lapse lay layout lead lean leaning levellevel atliability liking lineaments lines liquidationlobster tricklong mordentlook to

Noun(18 words)

crook develop dialdirection changefast rotatingflipfull rotationfull turngeeing gogood turnhalf turninvert knobslathe worklathes lathing leafing

Verb(13 words)

curled deform ferment ficar flexgo biological processgot grow gyrated gyrates jibed lathe lathed

Adjective(4 words)

directional changefastest rotatinggeometric rotationlife science oriented

Related words (674)

looks loop lopsidedness lurch maelstrom makemake overmake upmakeup maneuver manner manufacture march matrix meander meandering measure meet meliorate melioration

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mental setmerchandise mercy mettle mien mind mind-setmiss staysmitigate mitigation mitzvah modality mode model modification modify modulate modulation mold molder mordent mould moulder mouldy move mush mutate mutation mutinymutual affinitymutual attractionnature nauseate negotiationnight shiftnumber obligation oblique obliquity obtund occur offend offer office operation opportunity orbit orbiting ornament oscillate oustout of orderout of turnoutingovert actoverthrow overtime overturn oxbowpackage dealpackage tourparade parrypart timepartiality passpass intopassage pattern penchant pend pendulate peregrination pererration performanceperipatetic journeyperipateticism perish physiognomypick uppilgrimage pinch pirouettepitch inpivotpivot aboutplaceplatonic formplatonic ideapleasure tripplunge ply pointpoint atpoint toponder overpop upport posture power pralltriller predilection predisposition preference prejudice presence present prevent probability proceeding proclivity produce production profferprofit takingprogress prologue promenade proneness propensity prototype prove pry pull pulsate pulse push putput aboutput backput offput output togetherputrefy qualification quirkradical changeramble rambling ratrat racere creationre-creation react readiness realignment reappear rebel rebuff recidivation recidivism reciprocally reclamation reconversion recur recurve redesignredound toreduce reel refashion referrefer toreflect reflection reflex reform reformation refract refuse regress regression rehabilitation reinstatement reject relapserelate torelay relief remaking remodel render renewal renounce reoccur reorganize repair repeat repel repress repudiate repulseres gestaereshape reshapingresort torestitution restoration restructuring result retire retrocession retroflex retrogradation retrogression retroversion retund return returning reveal reversal reverse reversion revert reverting revival revive revivification revolt revolution revolve revulsion rick riderig outright-aboutring the changesrollroll aroundroll outrot rotate rotation roulade roundround a bendround a cornerround a pointround traderound triprounds routine rubrubberneck tourrunrun aways-curve sack safari sag sally saunter say scallop scalping scare scatter scene schlep scoot scrag scram screw seesaw seizure sellsensitivity tosequentially series serpentine serve service setset in motionset towardset uponshape sheer shift shiftingshifting courseshifting pathshock shoot shotshow a tendencyshow upshtick shuffle sicken sightsight onsignificant formsingle mordentsinuosity skedaddle sketch skew skit slant slew slinkslipping backslue snakesoft spotsolicitsong and dancesour speculation spell spin spiral spiralingsplit schedulesplit shiftspoilspot salesprain spring stagger stalk stamp stance standstand-up comedy actstartstart upsteer step stimulate stint stockjobbery stockjobbing stop strain strait straying streak stretch stripe striptease stroke stroll structure stunt style submit succession successivelysudden changesunrise watchsurface surge surprise surrender susceptibility swag sway sweep swerve swerving swim swingswing roundswing shiftswing the sternswinging swirl switchswitch offswitch onswivel sympathy systole tacktake a turntake offtake the edge offtake turnstake uptalent teeterteeter totterteeter-tottertell ontemper temperament tendtend to gotendency tender tenor tergiversate term terminate thesis thingthing donethrill throwthrow aboutthrow outthwart till timetime at battitillate tone torsion tortuositytotal changetotter tourtour de forcetour of dutytraintrain upontraipse trait traits tramp transaction transform transition translate transplace transpose trek trend trick trip tropism trudgeturn a cornerturn a pirouetteturn aboutturn againstturn aroundturn asideturn awayturn awryturn backturn downturn forturn inturn intoturn of mindturn of workturn offturn onturn outturn overturn roundturn tailturn the cornerturn toturn turtleturn upturn uponturn upside downturnabout turningturning pointtwine twirl twisttwist and turntype unbalance uncoverundergo a changeundertaking undo undulate unearth unhinge unsettle unsymmetry upbeat upheaval upset use vacillate variation variety vary vault veerveer aroundventureventure capitalverge vibrateviolent changevisage voice volte-face vortex voyage walkwalking tourwamble wandering ward warp watch waver waxwax and waneway weaken weakness wearwear shipweave whack wheelwheel aboutwheel aroundwhip whirl whirlpool whirlwind whorl willingness wince wind withdraw wobble workwork shiftwork towardwork upworks worm worsen worsening wrench wrest wring writhe wrong yaw yield zigzag

Noun(74 words)

luff lurchingmore geometric rotationnautical maneuvernumber opportunity overturns pirouettes pirouettingpivot moment analysispivots playplot twistreading station rotationredirect reorient rev revolutions revolveroad bend

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rolling rotaterotate the graphrotating mechanismrotationrotation of wheelrotationsrotations by anglesround routine slews slues southwests spading spell spin spindles spinning spinssurprise elementswerve swerves swiveling swivelling swivels till torque torques torquing tour transformturn of eventsturn wheelturningturning wheelturning wheel mechanismtweak twiddle twiddles twirls twists veer veering voltawheel turn mechanismwheel turn mechanismswheel turnedwheel turnswheelingwind usable energywinding windmill yawing yaws

Adverb(1 words)

more celebrated revolutions

Verb(30 words)

move aroundpirouetted pivoted plough plow release rerotate reverse revolved revolves rick rolledrotate actionrotated rotates sheered slewed sour sprain swiveled

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swivelledturn overtwirl on stagetwist veered veers work wrench wrick yawed

Adjective(3 words)

rotating machineryrounded twisted

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

78 entries

acquire activity age aim alter appeal changechange formchange of coursechange of directionchange shapechange statechannel channelise channelize

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More specific

19 entries

about-face develop evolve flip go invert maturequarter turnredirect reorient revolve rotate spin swerve tilt transform

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Collocations

11 entries

about-facemake a turnquarter turntake a turnturn of eventsturn signalsturnaboutturning pointturning radiusturnout turnover

Inflections

3 entries

turned turning turns

Derivations

7 entries

turnable turnably turnaround turner turning turnout turnover

similar

5 entries

becomechange stateferment grow work

Translations

95 translations across 36 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

دَوْرَة noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Armenian

1 entries

պտույտ noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Bashkir

1 entries

ҡырыу verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Belarusian

2 entries

абаро́т noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
зваро́т noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Bulgarian

3 entries

оборо́т noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
превръщам се verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
стругувам verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Catalan

1 entries

volta noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

خولانەوە noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
سوڕانەوە noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

旋轉 /旋转 noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Czech

1 entries

obrátka noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Danish

2 entries

omdrejning noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
dreje verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Dutch

1 entries

omwenteling noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Esperanto

3 entries

aliformiĝi verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
aliiĝi verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
transformiĝi verb (transitive: change fundamentally)

Finnish

4 entries

kierros noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
pyörähdys noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
kiertää verb (of a cricket ball, move sideways when it bounces)
lyödä kierre verb (in cricket, make the ball move sideways when it bounces)

Galician

4 entries

reviravolta noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
viravolta noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
volta noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
tornear verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

German

4 entries

(vollständige) Drehung noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
Umdrehung noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
drechseln verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)
sich verwandeln verb (transitive: change fundamentally)

Greek

1 entries

περιστροφή noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Hebrew

1 entries

הָפַך verb (transitive: change fundamentally)

Hungarian

4 entries

elfordulás noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
fordulat noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
megfordulás noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
esztergál verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Irish

2 entries

sníomh noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
deil verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Italian

4 entries

giravolta noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
giro noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
piroetta noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
rotazione noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Japanese

1 entries

回転 noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Korean

3 entries

돌기 noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
돌리기 noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
회전 noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Malayalam

1 entries

തിരിയ്ക്കുക verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Norwegian

4 entries

dreie verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)
endre verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
forvandle verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
skru verb (in cricket, make the ball move sideways when it bounces)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

omdreining noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

چرخلمق verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Polish

4 entries

obrót noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
zmieniać verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
zmieniać się verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
zmienić verb (transitive: change fundamentally)

Portuguese

4 entries

girada noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
giro noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
tornar-se verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
tornear verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Russian

3 entries

оборо́т noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
наточи́ть verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)
точи́ть verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

car noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
tionndadh noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Slovak

1 entries

obrátka noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Spanish

4 entries

girada noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
giramiento noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
giro noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
virada noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Swedish

2 entries

förvandlas verb (transitive: change fundamentally)
svarva verb (shape on a lathe or similar tool)

Turkish

1 entries

tur noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Ukrainian

2 entries

о́берт noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)
оборо́т noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Welsh

1 entries

troi noun (movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation)

Sample sentences

79 total sentences available.

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Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.

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Could you turn on the light, please?

Source: tatoeba (6043)

Turn right at the crossroad.

Source: tatoeba (6047)

You have to turn in the reports on Monday.

Source: tatoeba (16174)

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