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Common
verb
•
To make a
non-linear
physical
movement
.
Of a
body
, person, etc, to
move around
an
axis
through itself.
To change the
direction
or
orientation
of,
especially
by
rotation
.
to change
one's
direction
of
travel
.
To
shape
(something)
symmetrically
by
rotating
it against a
stationary
cutting
tool
, as on a
lathe
.
To
give
form to; to
shape
or
mould
; to
adapt
.
To
position
(something) by
folding
it, or using its
folds
.
To
navigate
through a
book
or other
printed
material
.
•
In Cricket:
To make a
non-linear
physical
movement
.
Of a
bowler
, to make (the
ball
)
move sideways
off the
pitch
when it
bounces
.
Of a
ball
, to
move sideways
off the
pitch
when it
bounces
.
•
To change
condition
or
attitude
.
To become (begin to be).
To change the
color
of the
leaves
in the
autumn
.
To change
fundamentally
; to
metamorphose
.
To
reach
a certain
age
.
To
hinge
; to
depend
.
To
rebel
; to
go against
something formerly
tolerated
.
To change
personal
condition
.
•
To change
one's
course of action
; to take a new
approach
.
•
To
complete
.
•
To make (money);
turn a profit
.
•
In Football (soccer):
Of a
player
, to
go past
an
opposition
player
with the
ball
in
one's
control.
•
To
undergo
the process of
turning on
a
lathe
.
•
In Obstetrics:
To
bring down
the
feet
of a
child
in the
womb
,
in order to
facilitate
delivery
.
•
In Printing:
To
invert
a
type
of the same
thickness
, as a
temporary
substitute
for any
sort
which is
exhausted
.
•
To
translate
.
•
In Role-playing games:
To
magically
or
divinely
attack
undead
.
noun
•
A change of
direction
or
orientation
.
•
A
movement
of an
object
about its own
axis
in one
direction
that
continues
until the
object
returns
to its
initial
orientation
.
•
In Geometry:
A
unit
of
plane angle
measurement
based on this
movement
.
•
A
walk
to and fro
.
•
A
chance
to use (something)
shared
in
sequence
with others.
•
A
spell
of work,
especially
the time
allotted
to a person in a
rota
or
schedule
.
•
One's
chance
to
make a move
in
a game
having
two or more
players
.
•
A
figure
in
music
, often
denoted
~,
consisting of
the
note
above
the one
indicated
, the
note
itself, the
note
below
the one
indicated
, and the
note
itself again.
•
The time
required
to
complete
a project.
•
A
fit
or a
period
of
giddiness
.
•
A change in
temperament
or
circumstance
.
•
In Cricket:
A sideways
movement
of the
ball
when it
bounces
(caused by
rotation
in flight
).
•
In Poker:
The
fourth
communal
card
in
Texas
hold
'em.
•
In Poker:
The
flop
(the first three
community cards
) in
Texas
hold
'em.
•
A
deed
done
to another; an
act
of
kindness
or
malice
.
•
A
single
loop
of a
coil
.
•
A
pass
behind or through an
object
.
•
Character
;
personality
;
nature
.
•
In Football (soccer):
An
instance
of
going past
an
opposition
player
with the
ball
in
one's
control.
•
In Theater:
A
short
skit
,
act
, or
routine
.
•
In Printing:
A
type
turned
upside down
to
serve
for another
character
that is not
available
.
•
In British English & Finance:
The
profit
made by a
stockjobber
, being the
difference
between the
buying
and
selling prices
.
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drive
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Rhymes
ern
Bern
hern
Kern
yern
burn
turn
tern
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erne
durn
earn
fern
quern
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stern
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concern
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English
turnen
Middle English (1100-1500)
turnian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
tornare
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