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turn
Overview of noun turn
The noun turn has 12 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (7) bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
2. (6) turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
3. (4) turn, play -- ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play")
4. (2) turn, turn of events, twist -- (an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn")
5. (1) turning, turn -- (a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind")
6. (1) turn -- (the act of turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her")
7. (1) twist, turn -- (turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room")
8. go, spell, tour, turn -- (a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work")
9. turn, bout, round -- ((sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive)
10. act, routine, number, turn, bit -- (a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did")
11. turn, good turn -- (a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn")
12. turn -- (taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park")
Overview of verb turn
The verb turn has 26 senses (first 17 from tagged texts)
1. (744) turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "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. (660) become, turn -- (undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor")
3. (229) change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")
4. (128) turn -- (cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way")
5. (82) turn, grow -- (pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry")
6. (57) turn -- (to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion")
7. (32) turn, move around -- (pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle")
8. (27) turn -- (move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning")
9. (25) turn, turn over -- (cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book")
10. (23) change by reversal, turn, reverse -- (change to the contrary; "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")
11. (13) plow, plough, turn -- (to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring")
12. (13) turn -- (change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early")
13. (10) turn -- (cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold")
14. (5) turn, release -- (let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate")
15. (3) twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick -- (twist suddenly so as to sprain; "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. (2) turn -- (shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel")
17. (2) sour, turn, ferment, work -- (go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out")
18. turn -- (accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels")
19. turn -- (get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year")
20. turn -- (cause to move along an axis or into a new direction; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around")
21. turn -- (channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium")
22. flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar")
23. turn -- (alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down")
24. turn -- (direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car")
25. call on, turn -- (have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help")
26. turn -- (become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turn
12 senses of turn
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
=> curve, curved shape
=> line
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
turn, turning
=> change of course
=> change of direction, reorientation
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
turn, play
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
turn, turn of events, twist
=> development
=> change, alteration, modification
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
turning, turn
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
turn
=> change of direction, reorientation
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
twist, turn
=> rotation, rotary motion
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
go, spell, tour, turn
=> shift, work shift, duty period
=> hours
=> work time
=> time period, period of time, period
=> fundamental quantity, fundamental measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
turn, bout, round
=> playing period, period of play, play
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 10
act, routine, number, turn, bit
=> performance, public presentation
=> show
=> social event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 11
turn, good turn
=> favor, favour
=> kindness, benignity
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 12
turn
=> walk
=> travel, traveling, travelling
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun turn
7 of 12 senses of turn
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
=> bight
Sense 2
turn, turning
=> diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
=> right
=> left
=> kick turn
=> stem turn, stem
=> telemark
=> swerve, swerving, veering
=> three-point turn
=> version
Sense 3
turn, play
=> move
=> start, starting
=> innings
=> attack
=> down
=> bat, at-bat
=> lead
=> ruff, trumping
=> trick
Sense 5
turning, turn
=> reversal, turn around
=> yaw, swerve
=> rotation, revolution, gyration
=> return, coming back
=> volution
Sense 7
twist, turn
=> twiddle
Sense 9
turn, bout, round
=> top, top of the inning
=> bottom, bottom of the inning
Sense 10
act, routine, number, turn, bit
=> show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turn
12 senses of turn
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
=> curve, curved shape
Sense 2
turn, turning
=> change of course
Sense 3
turn, play
=> activity
Sense 4
turn, turn of events, twist
=> development
Sense 5
turning, turn
=> movement, motion
Sense 6
turn
=> change of direction, reorientation
Sense 7
twist, turn
=> rotation, rotary motion
Sense 8
go, spell, tour, turn
=> shift, work shift, duty period
Sense 9
turn, bout, round
=> playing period, period of play, play
Sense 10
act, routine, number, turn, bit
=> performance, public presentation
Sense 11
turn, good turn
=> favor, favour
Sense 12
turn
=> walk
Antonyms of noun turn
Member Holonyms of noun turn
Substance Holonyms of noun turn
Part Holonyms of noun turn
Member Meronyms of noun turn
Substance Meronyms of noun turn
Part Meronyms of noun turn
Meronyms of noun turn
Holonyms of noun turn
Attributes of noun turn
Derived Forms of noun turn
5 of 12 senses of turn
Sense 2
turn, turning
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#1
=> turn
Sense 4
turn, turn of events, twist
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#5
=> turn, grow
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#3
=> change state, turn
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#2
=> become, turn
Sense 5
turning, turn
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#10
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#7
=> turn, move around
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#4
=> turn
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#1
=> turn
Sense 6
turn
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#1
=> turn
Sense 7
twist, turn
RELATED TO>(verb) turn#4
=> turn
Domain of noun turn
2 of 12 senses of turn
Sense 3
turn, play
TOPIC>(noun) game#2
Sense 9
turn, bout, round
TOPIC>(noun) sport#1, athletics#1
Domain Terms of noun turn
Familiarity of noun turn
turn used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =12)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun turn
12 senses of turn
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
> curve, curved shape
=> normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape
=> meander
=> closed curve
=> S-shape
=> catenary
=> Cupid's bow
=> wave, undulation
=> extrados
=> gooseneck
=> intrados
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
=> hook, crotchet
=> envelope
=> arc
=> scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
=> spiral
=> helix, spiral
=> perversion
=> sinuosity, sinuousness
=> arch
=> bell, bell shape, campana
=> bow, arc
=> crescent
=> quadric, quadric surface
=> roulette, line roulette
Sense 2
turn, turning
> change of course
=> turn, turning
=> tack, tacking
Sense 3
turn, play
> activity
=> variation, variance
=> space walk
=> domesticity
=> operation
=> operation
=> practice, pattern
=> diversion, recreation
=> cup of tea, bag, dish
=> follow-up, followup
=> game
=> turn, play
=> music
=> acting, playing, playacting, performing
=> liveliness, animation
=> burst, fit
=> work
=> works, deeds
=> service
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> occupation
=> writing, committal to writing
=> role
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> control
=> protection
=> sensory activity
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> representation
=> creation, creative activity
=> dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly
=> line function, line duty
=> puncture
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> operation, military operation
=> measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
=> calibration, standardization, standardisation
=> organization, organisation
=> grouping
=> support, supporting
=> continuance, continuation
=> procedure, process
=> ceremony
=> ceremony
=> worship
=> energizing, activating, activation
=> concealment, concealing, hiding
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> demand
=> pleasure
=> enjoyment, delectation
=> lamentation, mourning
=> laughter
=> market, marketplace
=> preparation, readying
=> aid, assist, assistance, help
=> support
=> behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
=> behavior, behaviour
=> leadership, leading
=> precession, precedence, precedency
=> solo
=> buzz
=> fun
=> sin, hell
=> release, outlet, vent
=> last
=> mystification, obfuscation
=> negotiation
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> timekeeping
Sense 4
turn, turn of events, twist
> development
=> turn, turn of events, twist
=> phenomenon
=> complication, ramification
Sense 5
turning, turn
> movement, motion
=> crustal movement, tectonic movement
=> approach, approaching
=> passing, passage
=> deflection, deflexion
=> bending, bend
=> change of location, travel
=> wave, undulation
=> jitter
=> periodic motion, periodic movement
=> heave
=> recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
=> recoil, kick
=> seek
=> squeeze, wring
=> throw, stroke, cam stroke
=> turning, turn
=> twist, wrench
=> undulation
=> wave, moving ridge
=> wobble
=> whirl, commotion
=> Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis
Sense 6
turn
> change of direction, reorientation
=> turn
=> reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
=> change of course
Sense 7
twist, turn
> rotation, rotary motion
=> circumvolution
=> feather, feathering
=> gyration, whirling
=> pivot
=> pronation
=> spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
=> spiral
=> supination
=> twist, turn
=> wind, winding, twist
=> turnout
Sense 8
go, spell, tour, turn
> shift, work shift, duty period
=> go, spell, tour, turn
=> trick
=> watch
=> day shift
=> evening shift, swing shift
=> night shift, graveyard shift
=> split shift
Sense 9
turn, bout, round
> playing period, period of play, play
=> hole, golf hole
=> chukker, chukka
=> inning, frame
=> set
=> turn, bout, round
=> first period
=> second period
=> third period
=> final period
=> half
=> period
=> quarter
=> over
Sense 10
act, routine, number, turn, bit
> performance, public presentation
=> act, routine, number, turn, bit
=> benefit
=> concert
=> pianism
=> play reading
=> premiere
=> recital
=> rendition, rendering
=> song and dance
=> theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics
=> spectacular
=> world premiere
Sense 11
turn, good turn
> favor, favour
=> turn, good turn
Sense 12
turn
> walk
=> amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation
=> constitutional
=> foot
=> hike, hiking, tramp
=> last mile
=> moonwalk
=> perambulation
=> turn
=> walkabout
=> walk-through
Meronyms of noun turn
12 senses of turn
Sense 10
act, routine, number, turn, bit
=> performance, public presentation
HAS PART: finale, coda
Holonyms of noun turn
Grep of noun turn
about turn
amended return
ampere-turn
carriage return
day return
downturn
estimated tax return
exponential return
false return
good turn
ill turn
income tax return
information return
joint return
kick turn
line of saturn
outturn
overturn
point of no return
rate of return
return
saturn
stem turn
tax return
three-point turn
turn
turn-on
turn around
turn indicator
turn of events
turn of expression
turn of phrase
turn of the century
turn signal
turnabout
turnaround
turnaround time
turnbuckle
turncoat
turncock
turndown
turner
turner's syndrome
turnery
turnicidae
turning
turning away
turning point
turnip
turnip-rooted celery
turnip-rooted parsley
turnip bed
turnip cabbage
turnip greens
turnip plant
turnix
turnix sylvatica
turnkey
turnoff
turnout
turnover
turnover rate
turnpike
turnround
turnspit
turnstile
turnstone
turntable
turnup
turnverein
u-turn
upturn
Antonyms of verb turn
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb turn
26 senses of turn
Sense 1
turn
=> move
Also See> turn back#1; turn away#2; turn to#1
Sense 2
become, turn
=> transform, transmute, metamorphose
=> change
Sense 3
change state, turn
=> change
Also See> turn around#3; turn off#3
Sense 4
turn
=> move, displace
Sense 5
turn, grow
=> change
Sense 6
turn
=> send, direct
=> move, displace
Sense 7
turn, move around
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 8
turn
=> move
Sense 9
turn, turn over
=> move, displace
Sense 10
change by reversal, turn, reverse
=> change
Also See> turn on#1; turn off#1
Sense 11
plow, plough, turn
=> till
=> work, work on, process
=> transform, transmute, transubstantiate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 12
turn
=> turn, grow
=> change
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
=> change
Sense 13
turn
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 14
turn, release
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> move, displace
Sense 15
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
=> injure, wound
=> hurt
=> indispose
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 16
turn
=> shape, form
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 17
sour, turn, ferment, work
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 18
turn
=> do, perform
=> carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
=> complete, finish
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
=> effect, effectuate, set up
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Sense 19
turn
=> get, acquire
Sense 20
turn
=> move, displace
Sense 21
turn
=> send, direct
=> move, displace
Sense 22
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 23
turn
=> operate, control
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Sense 24
turn
=> aim, take, train, take aim, direct
=> position
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 25
call on, turn
=> appeal, invoke
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 26
turn
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> develop
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb turn
13 of 26 senses of turn
Sense 1
turn
=> twist
=> flip, flip over, turn over
=> turn on a dime
=> roll, turn over
=> roll over
=> swing around, swing about, turn around
=> flip, toss
=> port
=> face
=> turn off
=> turn away
=> gee
=> about-face
=> caracole
=> corner
=> overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
=> bend
=> swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
=> deflect
=> deflect, bend, turn away
=> avert, turn away
=> turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
=> rotate, circumvolve
=> pivot, swivel
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
=> corkscrew, spiral
=> deviate, divert
=> pronate
Sense 2
become, turn
=> reduce, come down, boil down
=> suffocate, choke
=> nucleate
=> come, add up, amount
Sense 3
change state, turn
=> wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
=> zonk out, pass out, black out
=> come to, revive, resuscitate
=> tense, tense up
=> relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
=> reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down
=> gain, put on
=> dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
=> cross-fertilize, cross-fertilise
=> conceive
=> secularize, secularise
=> citrate
=> equilibrate
=> fall
=> become, go, get
=> worsen, decline
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> disengage
=> overgrow
=> concentrate
=> break
=> acidify, acetify
=> alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify
=> ionize, ionise
=> ossify
=> catalyze, catalyse
=> get worse, relapse
=> fluctuate
=> explode, burst forth, break loose
=> die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
=> be born
=> cloud over
=> carbonize, carbonise
=> cool, chill, cool down
=> heat, hot up, heat up
=> carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise
=> freeze
=> boil
=> burn, combust
=> emaciate
=> Frenchify
=> thin
=> thicken, inspissate
=> solvate
=> react
=> dissolve, fade out, fade away
=> empty, discharge
=> fill, fill up
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> homogenize, homogenise
=> curdle, clabber, clot
=> clot, coagulate
=> sour, turn, ferment, work
=> integrate
=> precipitate
=> calcify
=> coke
=> carnify
=> chondrify
=> emulsify
=> denitrify
=> esterify
=> etherify
=> thrombose
=> open, open up
=> close, shut
=> sorb, take up
=> calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
=> thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish
=> emancipate, liberate
=> get into, tangle with
=> liquefy
=> erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
Sense 4
turn
=> reorient
=> supinate
=> port
Sense 5
turn, grow
=> bald
=> turn
Sense 8
turn
=> revolve, go around, rotate
Sense 9
turn, turn over
=> evert
=> leaf
Sense 10
change by reversal, turn, reverse
=> interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
=> turn the tables, turn the tide
=> commutate
=> switch over, switch, exchange
=> correct, rectify, right
=> falsify
=> permute, commute, transpose
=> metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify
=> revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
=> desynchronize, desynchronise
=> desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate
=> undo
Sense 11
plow, plough, turn
=> ridge
=> harrow, disk
Sense 14
turn, release
=> deflate
=> throw
Sense 20
turn
=> bring about
Sense 21
turn
=> take up
Sense 22
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> indent, dent
=> incurvate
=> gnarl
=> crank
=> convolve, convolute
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb turn
26 senses of turn
Sense 1
turn
=> move
Also See> turn back#1; turn away#2; turn to#1
Sense 2
become, turn
=> transform, transmute, metamorphose
Sense 3
change state, turn
=> change
Also See> turn around#3; turn off#3
Sense 4
turn
=> move, displace
Sense 5
turn, grow
=> change
Sense 6
turn
=> send, direct
Sense 7
turn, move around
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 8
turn
=> move
Sense 9
turn, turn over
=> move, displace
Sense 10
change by reversal, turn, reverse
=> change
Also See> turn on#1; turn off#1
Sense 11
plow, plough, turn
=> till
Sense 12
turn
=> turn, grow
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
Sense 13
turn
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 14
turn, release
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
Sense 15
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
=> injure, wound
Sense 16
turn
=> shape, form
Sense 17
sour, turn, ferment, work
=> change state, turn
Sense 18
turn
=> do, perform
Sense 19
turn
=> get, acquire
Sense 20
turn
=> move, displace
Sense 21
turn
=> send, direct
Sense 22
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
Sense 23
turn
=> operate, control
Sense 24
turn
=> aim, take, train, take aim, direct
Sense 25
call on, turn
=> appeal, invoke
Sense 26
turn
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
'Cause To' of verb turn
Derived Forms of verb turn
10 of 26 senses of turn
Sense 1
turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#6
=> turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#5
=> turning, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#2
=> turn, turning
RELATED TO>(noun) turning#4
=> turning, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turning#1
=> turn, turning
Sense 2
become, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#4
=> turn, turn of events, twist
Sense 3
change state, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#4
=> turn, turn of events, twist
RELATED TO>(noun) turning#2
=> turning
Sense 4
turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#7
=> twist, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#5
=> turning, turn
Sense 5
turn, grow
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#4
=> turn, turn of events, twist
Sense 7
turn, move around
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#5
=> turning, turn
Sense 9
turn, turn over
RELATED TO>(noun) turner#8
=> turner, food turner
Sense 10
change by reversal, turn, reverse
RELATED TO>(noun) turn#5
=> turning, turn
Sense 16
turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turner#6
=> turner
RELATED TO>(noun) turnery#1
=> turnery
RELATED TO>(noun) turnery#2
=> turnery
Sense 18
turn
RELATED TO>(noun) turner#5
=> turner
Domain of verb turn
2 of 26 senses of turn
Sense 11
plow, plough, turn
TOPIC>(noun) farming#1, agriculture#2, husbandry#1
Sense 19
turn
TOPIC>(noun) commerce#1, commercialism#1, mercantilism#2
Domain Terms of verb turn
Familiarity of verb turn
turn used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count =26)
Sample Sentences of verb turn
26 senses of turn
Sense 1
turn
EX: They turn the car down the avenue
Sense 2
become, turn
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
change state, turn
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 4
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
turn, grow
EX: John will turn angry
Sense 6
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 7
turn, move around
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
turn
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 9
turn, turn over
EX: They turn the coin
Sense 10
change by reversal, turn, reverse
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 11
plow, plough, turn
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 12
turn
*> Something ----s
Sense 13
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 14
turn, release
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 15
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
EX: Did he turn his foot?
Sense 16
turn
EX: The girls turn the wooden sticks
Sense 17
sour, turn, ferment, work
*> Something ----s
Sense 18
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 19
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 20
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 21
turn
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 22
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 23
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 24
turn
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 25
call on, turn
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sense 26
turn
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb turn
26 senses of turn
Sense 1
turn
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 2
become, turn
> transform, transmute, metamorphose
=> aurify
=> become, turn
Sense 3
change state, turn
> change
=> freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up
=> dress, get dressed
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
=> regenerate
=> gel
=> brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise
=> convert
=> creolize
=> mutate
=> have, experience
=> decrepitate
=> suburbanize, suburbanise
=> roll, roll up
=> glaze, glass, glass over, glaze over
=> turn, grow
=> barbarize, barbarise
=> alkalinize, alkalinise
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
=> change integrity
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> form
=> change state, turn
=> adjust, conform, adapt
=> rise, jump, climb up
=> assimilate
=> dissimilate
=> dissimilate
=> change magnitude
=> modify
=> deaden
=> break
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> mold, mildew
=> hydrate
=> dry, dry out
=> strengthen
=> distill, distil
=> deoxidize, deoxidise, reduce
=> crack
=> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
=> oxidise, oxidize, oxidate
=> grow
=> mellow, melt, mellow out
=> soften
=> ionize, ionise
=> stabilize, stabilise
=> destabilize, destabilise
=> lighten, lighten up
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
=> discolor
=> narrow, contract
=> darken
=> brighten, lighten
=> dim
=> crack, check, break
=> transpire
=> resume, take up
=> change surface
=> sublime, sublimate
=> cool, cool off, cool down
=> warm up
=> warm, warm up
=> transform, transmute, metamorphose
=> convert
=> dull
=> complexify, ramify
=> Americanize, Americanise
=> modernize, modernise, develop
=> stiffen
=> tighten
=> fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
=> give way, yield
=> harden, indurate
=> harden, indurate
=> suffuse
=> hush
=> normalize, normalise
=> reorient
=> purify
=> digest
=> regress
=> foul
=> decalcify
=> industrialize, industrialise
=> decarboxylate
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