Turn Definition
- make well
- unbend
- walk
- constitutional
- corner
- immelmann-turn
- roll
- tight spiral
- tight spin
- left or right wing spin
- outside loop
- inside loop
- kick turn
- immelmann
- deviation
- detour
- curve
- In every place; at every moment.
- One after another; alternately:
- In the proper order or sequence.
- Not in the proper order or sequence.
- At an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner:
The student was reprimanded for speaking out of turn.
- To a precise degree; perfectly:
The roast was done to a turn.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Turn
- at every turn
- by turns
- in turn
- out of turn
- to a turn
- turn a blind eye
- turn a deaf ear
- turn a hair
- turn (one's) back on
- turn (one's) hand
- turn (one's) head
- turn over a new leaf
- turn tail
- turn the
- turn the other cheek
- turn the scales
- turn the tables
- turn turtle
- turn up (one's) nose
- at every turn
- by turns
- call the turn
- in turn
- out of turn
- take turns
- to a turn
- turn and turn about
- turn around
- turn down
- turn in
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn to
- turn up
Origin of Turn
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From Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan (“to turn, rotate, revolve") and Old French torner (“to turn"), both from Latin tornāre (“to round off, turn in a lathe"), from tornus (“lathe"), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “a tool used for making circles"), from Proto-Indo-European *tere-, *ter-, *trÄ“- (“to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, bore"). Cognate with Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist, wind"). More at throw.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English turnen from Old English turnian, tyrnan Old French torner both from Latin tornāre to turn in a lathe from tornus lathe from Greek tornos terə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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