Turn

/tɜːn/

Synonyms for "turn" (1349 found)

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Closest matches (270)

Noun(15 words)
twist360° turnactbecomebendbendsbitboutchancecircular turning motioncockscomplete rotationcomplete turnconvertcranks
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addleaddressadjustmentadventureadvert toaesthetic formaffectionaffinityafterpieceagiotageaimaim atairairingalienateall the timealteralterationalternatealternatelyalwaysambitambleameliorateameliorationan ear foran eye foranamorphismanamorphosisanchor watchangleangle offanimusapostasyapostatizeappeal toappearapplyapply toappoggiaturaaptitudeaptnessarabesquearbitragearcarcharchetypearisearousearrivearsisart formassailassembleasymmetryat every turnattackattendavertaxeback and fillbackingbackslidebackslidingbad turnbalkbatebe changedbe contingent onbe converted intobe here againbe hostile tobe renewedbearbear awaybear offbear to starboardbearingbeatbeat aboutbeat backbeat itbecomebendbend backbend tobendingbenefactionbenefitbenevolencebenignitybentbetraybettermentbiasbitblessingblockblowblow hot and coldbluntboltboonborebottom outboutbowbowingbox offbranchbranch offbranching offbreakbreak backbreak downbring aboutbring outbring overbring roundbring to lightbrowbucklebuckle downbuildbumpbusiness dealbuying inby turnscadencecadenzacall offcampaigncantcant roundcapacity forcapsizecarriagecashiercastcast aboutchancechangechange backchange coursechange intochange of heartchange the bearingchange the headingchangeablenesscharactercharybdischasercheckcheckerchopchop and changecirclecirclingcircuitcircuitousnesscircuitrycircularitycirculatecirculationcircumlocutioncircumrotatecircumvolutecircumvolutionclabberclimactericclutchcoilcoincolorcoloraturacomecome aboutcome acrosscome againcome and gocome aroundcome intocome roundcome round againcome upcome up againcommercial transactioncomplexionconatusconcernconcoctconduceconducivenessconfigurationconflexureconformationconsiderconstantlyconstitutionconstitutionalconstructconstructionconstructive changecontinuitycontortcontortioncontributeconvergence of eventsconversionconvertcool offcorkscrewcornercorruptcountenancecoupcoursecourtesycrackcrankcreate
Adjective(3 words)
acting turnclockwise wheel turningcrank-rotating
Verb(11 words)
becomebendbracedcall onchange by reversalchange directionchange statechanged directioncompletecrank the levercranked

Strong matches (405)

crinklecrisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrookcrookednesscrop upcrossroadscrucial periodcrumblecrumplecrunchcry backcurdcurdlecurlcurtaincurtain callcurtain raisercurve
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cutcut and runcycleday shiftdeactivatedealdealingsdecaydeclinationdeclinedecomposedecurvedeeddefectdefectiondeflectdeflectiondefydegeneratedegenerationdegenerative changedelightdeliverdemeanordenydepartdepart fromdeparturedependdepend ondepressderangedesertdeterioratedeteriorationdeterminedetorsiondetourdetractdevelopdeviancedeviancydeviatedeviationdevicedeviousnessdevotediastolediathesisdifferencediffractdiffusedig updigressdigressiondirectdirectiondirectionizedisaffectdisclosediscomposediscontinuediscontinuitydiscoverdiscursiondisedgedisenchantdisenchantmentdisgustdisillusiondisintegratedismissdisorderdispersedispleasedisposedispositiondisproportiondisservicedistortdistortiondivagatedivagationdivaricatedivaricationdivergedivergencediversificationdiversifydiversiondiversitydivertdivertimentodivertissementdivisiondizzy rounddo a flip-flopdo an about-facedoglegdogwatchdoingdoingsdomedoubledouble a pointdownbeatdraw the teethdressdriftdriftingdrivedrive backdulleagernessebb and floweccentricityeddyeffortejectembellishmentembowemergencyemployendeavorenergizeenterpriseepilogueequipequity capitalerrantryeventuateeverywhereevictevolveexchangeexciteexcursionexcursusexigencyexodeexodusexorbitationexpeditionexpelexploitexposeexpository sceneexpressextinguishextremityfabricatefacefacial appearancefacilityfacultyfait accomplifancyfascinationfashionfastenfavorfeatfeaturefeaturesfeeling forfelicityfend offfetch aboutfigurationfigurefinalefindfingerfioriturafirefitfit outfittingfixfix onflairflectionfleeflexflexureflierflightflip flopflip-flopflopflounderflourishfluctuateflutterflyerforced marchformformatformationformulateframefrightfull circlefull timegarbgeanticlinegeniusgenius forgenregeosynclinegestgetgiftgift forgimmickgivegive backgive ingnarlgogo aboutgo aroundgo backgo badgo intogo offgo roundgo through phasesgo to bedgo to sleepgood deedgood officesgood turngracegrace notegradual changegraingrand tourgraveyard shiftgravitateguisegurgegybegyrategyrationgyrehairpinhairpin turnhalf timehandhand inhand overhandiworkhanghappenhark backharmhaul aroundhave a tendencyhave recourse toheadheave roundheelhikehingehinge onhit uponhoke acthold a headinghold onhookhumphunchidiosyncrasyimbalanceimpassionimpressionimproperlyimproveimprovementimprudentlyin rotationin successionin turninappropriatelyincidentalincidental noteinclinationinclineincurvateincurveindirectionindiscreetlyindividualisminflectinflectioninform oninjuryinnate aptitudeinner forminninginningsinstinctinterludeintermezzointermissionintermitinterpretationintortintroductioninverseinversioninvertirregularityjarjauntjibejobjoltjourneyjunketkeel overkick outkidneykind deedkind officeskindly actkindnessknackknock overknotknuckle downlabor of lovelaplapselaylayoutleadleanleaninglevellevel atliabilitylikinglineamentslinesliquidationlobster tricklong mordentlook to
Noun(18 words)
crookdevelopdialdirection changefast rotatingflipfull rotationfull turngeeinggogood turnhalf turninvertknobslathe worklatheslathingleafing
Adjective(4 words)
directional changefastest rotatinggeometric rotationlife science oriented

Related words (674)

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mental setmerchandisemercymettlemienmindmind-setmiss staysmitigatemitigationmitzvahmodalitymodemodelmodificationmodifymodulatemodulationmoldmoldermordentmouldmouldermouldymovemushmutatemutationmutinymutual affinitymutual attractionnaturenauseatenegotiationnight shiftnumberobligationobliqueobliquityobtundoccuroffendofferofficeoperationopportunityorbitorbitingornamentoscillateoustout of orderout of turnoutingovert actoverthrowovertimeoverturnoxbowpackage dealpackage tourparadeparrypart timepartialitypasspass intopassagepatternpenchantpendpendulateperegrinationpererrationperformanceperipatetic journeyperipateticismperishphysiognomypick uppilgrimagepinchpirouettepitch inpivotpivot aboutplaceplatonic formplatonic ideapleasure tripplungeplypointpoint atpoint toponder overpop upportposturepowerpralltrillerpredilectionpredispositionpreferenceprejudicepresencepresentpreventprobabilityproceedingproclivityproduceproductionprofferprofit takingprogressprologuepromenadepronenesspropensityprototypeproveprypullpulsatepulsepushputput aboutput backput offput output togetherputrefyqualificationquirkradical changerambleramblingratrat racere creationre-creationreactreadinessrealignmentreappearrebelrebuffrecidivationrecidivismreciprocallyreclamationreconversionrecurrecurveredesignredound toreducereelrefashionreferrefer toreflectreflectionreflexreformreformationrefractrefuseregressregressionrehabilitationreinstatementrejectrelapserelate torelayreliefremakingremodelrenderrenewalrenouncereoccurreorganizerepairrepeatrepelrepressrepudiaterepulseres gestaereshapereshapingresort torestitutionrestorationrestructuringresultretireretrocessionretroflexretrogradationretrogressionretroversionretundreturnreturningrevealreversalreversereversionrevertrevertingrevivalreviverevivificationrevoltrevolutionrevolverevulsionrickriderig outright-aboutring the changesrollroll aroundroll outrotrotaterotationrouladeroundround a bendround a cornerround a pointround traderound triproundsroutinerubrubberneck tourrunrun aways-curvesacksafarisagsallysauntersayscallopscalpingscarescattersceneschlepscootscragscramscrewseesawseizuresellsensitivity tosequentiallyseriesserpentineserveservicesetset in motionset towardset uponshapesheershiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathshockshootshotshow a tendencyshow upshtickshufflesickensightsight onsignificant formsingle mordentsinuosityskedaddlesketchskewskitslantslewslinkslipping backsluesnakesoft spotsolicitsong and dancesourspeculationspellspinspiralspiralingsplit schedulesplit shiftspoilspot salesprainspringstaggerstalkstampstancestandstand-up comedy actstartstart upsteerstepstimulatestintstockjobberystockjobbingstopstrainstraitstrayingstreakstretchstripestripteasestrokestrollstructurestuntstylesubmitsuccessionsuccessivelysudden changesunrise watchsurfacesurgesurprisesurrendersusceptibilityswagswaysweepswerveswervingswimswingswing roundswing shiftswing the sternswingingswirlswitchswitch offswitch onswivelsympathysystoletacktake a turntake offtake the edge offtake turnstake uptalentteeterteeter totterteeter-tottertell ontempertemperamenttendtend to gotendencytendertenortergiversatetermterminatethesisthingthing donethrillthrowthrow aboutthrow outthwarttilltimetime at battitillatetonetorsiontortuositytotal changetottertourtour de forcetour of dutytraintrain upontraipsetraittraitstramptransactiontransformtransitiontranslatetransplacetransposetrektrendtricktriptropismtrudgeturn 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 downturnaboutturningturning pointtwinetwirltwisttwist and turntypeunbalanceuncoverundergo a changeundertakingundoundulateunearthunhingeunsettleunsymmetryupbeatupheavalupsetusevacillatevariationvarietyvaryvaultveerveer aroundventureventure capitalvergevibrateviolent changevisagevoicevolte-facevortexvoyagewalkwalking tourwamblewanderingwardwarpwatchwaverwaxwax and wanewayweakenweaknesswearwear shipweavewhackwheelwheel aboutwheel aroundwhipwhirlwhirlpoolwhirlwindwhorlwillingnesswincewindwithdrawwobbleworkwork shiftwork towardwork upworkswormworsenworseningwrenchwrestwringwrithewrongyawyieldzigzag
Noun(74 words)
lufflurchingmore geometric rotationnautical maneuvernumberopportunityoverturnspirouettespirouettingpivot moment analysispivotsplayplot twistreading station rotationredirectreorientrevrevolutionsrevolveroad bend
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rollingrotaterotate the graphrotating mechanismrotationrotation of wheelrotationsrotations by anglesroundroutineslewssluessouthwestsspadingspellspinspindlesspinningspinssurprise elementswerveswervesswivelingswivellingswivelstilltorquetorquestorquingtourtransformturn of eventsturn wheelturningturning wheelturning wheel mechanismtweaktwiddletwiddlestwirlstwistsveerveeringvoltawheel turn mechanismwheel turn mechanismswheel turnedwheel turnswheelingwind usable energywindingwindmillyawingyaws
Adverb(1 words)
more celebrated revolutions
Adjective(3 words)
rotating machineryroundedtwisted

Related word relations

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More general

78 entries
acquireactivityageaimalterappealchangechange formchange of coursechange of directionchange shapechange statechannelchannelisechannelize

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More specific

19 entries

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Collocations

11 entries
about-facemake a turnquarter turntake a turnturn of eventsturn signalsturnaboutturning pointturning radiusturnoutturnover

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

7 entries

similar

5 entries

Translations

95 translations across 36 languages.

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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?

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Turn right at the crossroad.

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You have to turn in the reports on Monday.

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