Turns

//tɝnz//

Synonyms for "turns" (1260 found)

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become bend act change flex go go bad loop move rebel rotate sour turning twist flip a thing for aberrancy aberration about face about ship

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about-face access acciaccatura accommodation accomplished fact accomplishment achievement act of grace act of kindness acta action activate adapt adaptation addle address adjustment adventure advert to aesthetic form affection affinity afterpiece agiotage aim aim at air airing alienate all the time alter alteration alternate alternately always ambit amble ameliorate amelioration an ear for an eye for anamorphism anamorphosis anchor watch angle angle off animus apostasy apostatize appeal to appear apply apply to appoggiatura aptitude aptness arabesque arbitrage arc arch archetype arise arouse arrive arsis art form assail assemble asymmetry at every turn attack attend avert axe back and fill backing backslide backsliding bad turn balk bate be changed be contingent on be converted into be here again be hostile to be renewed bear bear away bear off bear to starboard bearing beat beat about beat back beat it bend back bend to bending benefaction benefit benevolence benignity bent betray betterment bias bit blessing block blow blow hot and cold blunt bolt boon bore bottom out bout bow bowing box off branch branch off branching off break break back break down bring about bring out bring over bring round bring to light brow buckle buckle down build bump business deal buying in by turns cadence cadenza call off call on campaign cant cant round capacity for capsize carriage cashier cast cast about chance change back change by reversal change course change into change of heart change state change the bearing change the heading changeableness character charybdis chaser check checker chop chop and change circle circling circuit circuitousness circuitry circularity circulate circulation circumlocution circumrotate circumvolute circumvolution clabber climacteric clutch coil coin color coloratura come come about come across come again come and go come around come into come round come round again come up come up again commercial transaction complete complexion conatus concern concoct conduce conduciveness configuration conflexure conformation

Verb(12 words)

become grow sour get go rotate bend call on change by reversal change state come complete

Noun(9 words)

go 360° turn act bend bit bout change complete rotation complete turn

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course courtesy crack crank create crinkle crisis critical juncture critical point crook crookedness crop up crossroads crucial period crumble crumple crunch cry back curd curdle curl curtain curtain call curtain raiser curve cut cut and run cycle day shift deactivate deal dealings decay declination decline decompose decurve deed defect defection deflect deflection defy degenerate degeneration degenerative change delight deliver demeanor deny depart depart from departure depend depend on depress derange desert deteriorate deterioration determine detorsion detour detract develop deviance deviancy deviate deviation device deviousness devote diastole diathesis difference diffract diffuse dig up digress 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 division dizziness dizzy round do a flip-flop do an about-face dogleg dogwatch doing doings dome double double a point downbeat draw the teeth dress drift drifting drive drive back dull eagerness ebb and flow eccentricity eddy effort eject embellishment embow emergency employ endeavor energize enterprise epilogue equip equity capital errantry eventuate everywhere evict evolve exchange excite excursion excursus exigency exode exodus exorbitation expedition expel exploit expose expository scene express extinguish extremity fabricate face facial appearance facility faculty fait accompli fancy fascination fashion fasten favor feat feature features feeling for felicity fend off fetch about figuration figure finale find finger fioritura fire fit fit out fitting fix fix on flair flection flee flexure flier flight flip flop flip-flop flop flounder flourish fluctuate flutter flyer forced march form format formation formulate frame fright full circle full time garb gas geanticline genius genius for genre geosyncline gest gift gift for gimmick give give back give in gnarl go about go around go back go into go off go round go through phases go to bed go to sleep good deed good offices good turn grace grace note grace notes gradual change grain grand tour graveyard shift gravitate guise gurge gybe gyrate gyration gyre hairpin hairpin turn half time hand hand in hand over handiwork hang happen hark back harm haul around have a tendency have recourse to head heave round heel hike hinge hinge on hit upon hoke act hold a heading hold on hook hump hunch idiosyncrasy imbalance impassion impression improperly improve improvement imprudently in rotation in succession in turn inappropriately incidental incidental note inclination incline incurvate incurve indirection indiscreetly individualism inflect inflection inform on injury innate aptitude inner form inning innings instinct interlude intermezzo intermission intermit interpretation intort introduction inverse inversion invert irregularity jar jaunt jibe job jolt

Noun(8 words)

crook dizziness dizzy spell full rotation full turn giddiness good turn grace notes

Verb(7 words)

deform fall ferment flex flip go bad go off

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journey junket keel over kick out kidney kind deed kind offices kindly act kindness knack knock over knot knuckle down labor of love lap lapse lathe lay layout lead

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lean leaning level level at liability liking lineaments lines liquidation lobster trick long mordent look to looks lopsidedness lurch maelstrom make make over make up makeup maneuver manner manufacture march matrix meander meandering measure meet meliorate melioration mental set merchandise mercy mettle mien mind mind-set miss stays mitigate mitigation mitzvah modality mode model modification modify modulate modulation mold molder mordent mould moulder mouldy mush mutate mutation mutiny mutual affinity mutual attraction nature nauseate negotiation night shift number obligation oblique obliquity obtund occur offend offer office operation opportunity orbit orbiting ornament oscillate oust out of order out of turn outing overt act overthrow overtime overturn oxbow package deal package tour parade parry part time partiality pass pass into passage pattern penchant pend pendulate peregrination pererration performance peripatetic journey peripateticism perish physiognomy pick up pilgrimage pinch pirouette pitch in pivot pivot about place platonic form platonic idea pleasure trip plow plunge ply point point at point to ponder over pop up port posture power pralltriller predilection predisposition preference prejudice presence present prevent probability proceeding proclivity produce production proffer profit taking progress prologue promenade proneness propensity prototype prove pry pull pulsate pulse push put put about put back put off put out put together putrefy qualification quirk radical change ramble rambling rat rat race re creation re-creation react readiness realignment reappear rebuff recidivation recidivism reciprocally reclamation reconversion recur recurve redesign redound to reduce reel refashion refer refer to reflect reflection reflex reform reformation refract refuse regress regression rehabilitation reinstatement reject relapse relate to relay relief remaking remodel render renewal renounce reoccur reorganize repair repeat repel repress repudiate repulse res gestae reshape reshaping resort to restitution 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 ride rig out right-about ring the changes roll roll around roll out rot rotation roulade round round a bend round a corner round a point round trade round trip rounds routine rub rubberneck tour run run away s-curve sack safari sag sally saunter say scallop scalping scare scatter scene schlep scoot scrag scram screw seesaw seizure sell sensitivity to sequentially series serpentine serve service set set in motion set toward set upon shape sheer shift shifting shifting course shifting path shock shoot shot show a tendency show up shtick shuffle sicken sight sight on significant form single mordent sinuosity skedaddle sketch skew skit slant slew slink slipping back slue snake soft spot solicit song and dance speculation spell spin spiral spiraling split schedule split shift spoil spot sale sprain spring stagger stalk stamp stance stand stand-up comedy act start start up steer step stimulate stint stockjobbery stockjobbing stop strain strait straying streak stretch stripe striptease stroke stroll structure stunt style submit succession successively sudden change sunrise watch surface surge surprise surrender susceptibility swag sway sweep swerve swerving swim swing swing round swing shift swing the stern swinging swirl switch switch off switch on swivel sympathy systole tack take a turn take off take the edge off take turns take up talent teeter teeter totter teeter-totter tell on temper temperament tend tend to go tendency tender tenor tergiversate term terminate thesis thing thing done thrill throw throw about throw out thwart till time time at bat titillate tone torsion tortuosity total change totter tour tour de force tour of duty train train upon traipse trait traits tramp transaction transform transition translate transplace transpose trek trend trick trip tropism trudge turn a corner turn a pirouette turn about turn against turn around turn aside turn away turn awry turn back turn down turn for turn in turn into turn of mind turn of work turn off turn on turn out turn over turn round turn tail turn the corner turn to turn turtle turn up turn upon turn upside down turnabout turning point twine twirl twist and turn type unbalance uncover undergo a change undertaking undo undulate unearth unhinge unsettle unsymmetry upbeat upheaval upset use vacillate variation variety vary vault veer veer around venture venture capital verge vibrate violent change visage voice volte-face vortex voyage walk walking tour wamble wandering ward warp watch waver wax and wane way weaken weakness wear wear ship weave whack wheel wheel about wheel around whip whirl whirlpool whirlwind whorl willingness wince wind withdraw wobble work work shift work toward work up works worm worsen worsening wrench wrest wring writhe wrong yaw yield zigzag

Verb(25 words)

lathe move around plough plow rebel release rely reverse revolt rick sire spin spoil sprain steer swerve tack turn over twirl twist

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vampirize wax work wrench wrick

Noun(14 words)

loop move number play promenade round routine spell swing tour turn of events turnaround turning twist

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The neighbors took turns sitting up with him.

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Milk easily turns sour.

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The treaty has been concluded after many twists and turns.

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We took turns with the driving.

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