DICTOMETER

TURNING

(turn, turning, cambiar, dar la vuelta, dar vuelta, doblar, girar, lance, ringla, torcer, turno, volver, vuelta, bråk, dreining, endre, rad, runde, snu, snurre, spetakkel, svinge, tur, tørn, vende, virvle, vridning)

1. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   • Turning
   Definitions:
   • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
   Examples:
   • He took a turn to the right
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Turning
   Definitions:
   • act of changing in practice or custom
   Examples:
   • The law took many turnings over the years
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Turning
   Definitions:
   • a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Turning
   • Turn
   Definitions:
   • a movement in a new direction
   Examples:
   • The turning of the wind
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Turning
   Definitions:
   • the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Turning
   Definitions:
   • the activity of shaping something on a lathe
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   Definitions:
   • change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
   Examples:
   • Turn towards me
   • The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
   • She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Change state
   • Turn
   Definitions:
   • undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
   Examples:
   • We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
   • The people turned against the President when he stole the election
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Become
   • Turn
   Definitions:
   • undergo a change or development
   Examples:
   • The water turned into ice
   • Her former friend became her worst enemy
   • He turned traitor
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   Definitions:
   • cause to move around or rotate
   Examples:
   • Turn a key
   • Turn your palm this way
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Change by reversal
   • Turn
   • Reverse
   Definitions:
   • change to the contrary
   Examples:
   • The trend was reversed
   • The tides turned against him
   • Public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   • Move around
   Definitions:
   • pass to the other side of
   Examples:
   • Turn the corner
   • Move around the obstacle
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
   • become
   Examples:
   • The weather turned nasty
   • She grew angry
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   • Release
   Definitions:
   • let (something) fall or spill from a container
   Examples:
   • Turn the flour onto a plate
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   Definitions:
   • move around an axis or a center
   Examples:
   • The wheels are turning
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    • Turn over
    Definitions:
    • cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
    Examples:
    • Turn a page of a book
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • to send or let go
    Examples:
    • They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Plow
    • Plough
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
    Examples:
    • Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
    • Turn the earth in the Spring
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
    Examples:
    • Turn the legs of the table
    • Turn the clay on the wheel
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • change color
    Examples:
    • In Vermont, the leaves turn early
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Twist
    • Sprain
    • Wrench
    • Turn
    • Wrick
    • Rick
    Definitions:
    • twist suddenly so as to sprain
    Examples:
    • Wrench one's ankle
    • The wrestler twisted his shoulder
    • The hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
    • I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • cause to change or turn into something different
    • assume new characteristics
    Examples:
    • The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
    • The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • accomplish by rotating
    Examples:
    • Turn a somersault
    • Turn cartwheels
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • get by buying and selling
    Examples:
    • The company turned a good profit after a year
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
    Examples:
    • Turn your face to the wall
    • Turn the car around
    • Turn your dance partner around
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
    Examples:
    • The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
    • People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Flex
    • Bend
    • Deform
    • Twist
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
    Examples:
    • Bend the rod
    • Twist the dough into a braid
    • The strong man could turn an iron bar
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • alter the functioning or setting of
    Examples:
    • Turn the dial to 10
    • Turn the heat down
    
    
23. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • direct at someone
    Examples:
    • She turned a smile on me
    • They turned their flashlights on the car
    
    
24. Synonyms:
    • Call on
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
    Examples:
    • She called on her Representative to help her
    • She turned to her relatives for help
    
    
25. Synonyms:
    • Sour
    • Turn
    • Ferment
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • go sour or spoil
    Examples:
    • The milk has soured
    • The wine worked
    • The cream has turned
    
    
26. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    Definitions:
    • become officially one year older
    Examples:
    • She is turning 50 this year