Turn

//tɜːn//

Word Type

Verb
Noun

The word "turn" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Buggins' turn Buggins's turn Choctaw turn Cruyff turn Immelmann turn J-turn K-turn Marseille turn Swiss-turn U-turn about-turn ampere-turn at every turn bad turn bank-and-turn indicator clubhouse turn courtesy turn epistemological turn even a worm will turn evil turn face turn far turn filter in turn flip turn give someone a turn good turn hairpin turn half-turn hammerhead turn hand's turn handbrake turn heel turn heel-face turn heel/face turn hook turn ill turn in turn in-turn left turn linguistic turn make a wrong turn at Albuquerque make the wrong turn at Albuquerque mill-turn moonshiner's turn not know where to turn not know which way to turn on the turn one bad turn deserves another one good turn deserves another one turn kill one's turn in the barrel out of turn out-turn penalty turn please turn left please turn right round turn sea turn serve the turn speak out of turn stall turn star turn stomach-turning take a turn take a turn for the better take a turn for the worse take a wrong turn at Albuquerque take in turn take it in turns take one's turn take the wrong turn at Albuquerque take turns talk out of turn telemark turn the first turn of the screw pays all debts the worm turns three-point turn tilt-and-turn tilt-turn to a turn to the turn of a hair toss and turn tumble turn turn Turk turn a blind eye turn a corner turn a deaf ear turn a hair turn a new leaf turn a number of shades of red turn a page turn a phrase turn a setback into a comeback turn a trick turn about turn again turn against turn an honest penny turn and turn about turn around turn around one's finger turn aside turn away turn back turn back the clock turn bench turn button turn construction unit turn down turn flukes turn forth turn heads turn home turn in turn in on oneself turn in one's grave turn in succession turn indicator turn inside-out turn into turn inward turn king's evidence turn loose turn of duty turn of events turn of foot turn of mind turn of pace turn of phrase turn of speed turn of the century turn of the screw turn of the year turn of words turn off turn on turn on its head turn on one's heel turn on red turn one on turn one's back turn one's coat turn one's color turn one's hand to turn one's life around turn one's life upside down turn one's nose up turn one's world upside down turn or burn turn out turn over turn pear-shaped turn queen's evidence turn round turn rusty turn signal turn someone's crank turn someone's head turn something into an art form turn square corners turn stop turn tail turn the air blue turn the boat turn the boat around turn the clock back turn the corner turn the dial turn the frown upside down turn the knife turn the knife in the wound turn the other cheek turn the other way turn the page turn the scale turn the screw turn the screws turn the table turn the tables turn the tide turn the trick turn the turtle turn to turn to custard turn to dust turn to good account turn to stone turn together turn traitor turn tricks turn turtle turn two turn under turn up turn up one's nose turn up the heat turn upon turn upside down turn with every wind turn-and-bank indicator turn-based turn-by-turn turn-by-turn navigation turn-sick turn-taking turnaround turncap turning turnround twist and turn wait one's turn wave turn wheels are turning zero-turn

Distinct From

straight

Related Terms

about about face action activity alternating alternation angle angle movement angles angular angular movement around around corner askew at corner autumn avert back ball become beginning bend blanks blinker body body twist book book pages bounce car car action car blinker car intersection car maneuver car movement car signal cars change change direction change directions changing changing direction changing directions character circular circular movement clockwise clockwise counterclockwise color communal complete corner corner action corner movement cornering corners counterclockwise curve curve twist dancing decision degrees description detour deviation dial direction direction change directional directional description directions drive drive direction driving driving decision driving direction driving maneuver driving movement driving necessity edges everything face figure flip flip around flop force g g force game game move game part game round game time games go go around go askew go back go left go right going going around going left going right half half spin hand handle heel in in car initial initial move intersection inverting key lathe leaves left left hand left movement left right left signal lefts like like twisting line make make left make right maneuver measurement metamorphose motion move move around move clockwise move wheel movement movement around movement preposition moving moving action moving something nature necessity ninety ninety degrees or left order orientation ornament other other direction page pages part perfection personality pitch pivot plane angle player player sequence playing playing games playing order preposition protected protected lefts reversing revolution revolve revolve around right right left road road bend roads rota rotate rotating rotating motion rotating movement rotation round schedule screw season sequence sharp sharp right side side movement sideways signal sixty spin spin around spinning stationary steer steer right steering steering action steering wheel streets switch swivel take take blanks taking taking go tea texas hold em there there is three three sixty time tool translate travel trill twirl twist twist and twist spin twisting undead veer veer left veer right vehicle vehicle maneuver vehicle signal wheel wheel move wheel movement winding with tea

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