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Synonyms and Antonyms of turn

synonym (synonym of turn)

  • (noun.shape)
    bend, crook, twist
    a circular segment of a curve (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.act)
    turning
    the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    play
    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    turn of events, twist
    an unforeseen development (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.act)
    twist
    turning or twisting around (in place) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.time)
    go, spell, tour
    a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    bout, round
    (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    act, bit, number, routine
    a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.act)
    good turn
    a favor for someone (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.change)
    change state
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    become
    undergo a change or development (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.change)
    change by reversal, reverse
    change to the contrary (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    move around
    pass to the other side of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.change)
    grow
    pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    release
    let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    turn over
    cause to move around a center so as to show another side of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    plough, plow
    to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.body)
    rick, sprain, twist, wrench, wrick
    twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bend, deform, flex, twist
    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    call on
    have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ferment, sour, work
    go sour or spoil (verb.change)
     

antonym (antonym of turn)

  • (verb.contact)
    unbend
    free from flexure (verb.contact)
     

also (also)

  • change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
    address, turn to
    speak to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    backtrack, double back, turn back
    retrace one's course (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bend, deflect, turn away
    turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)
     
  • change to the contrary (verb.change)
    switch on, turn on
    cause to operate by flipping a switch (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    cut, switch off, turn off, turn out
    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch (verb.contact)
     
  • undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
    pick up, turn around
    improve significantly; go from bad to good (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    put off, turn off
    cause to feel intense dislike or distaste (verb.emotion)
     

hypernym (turn IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act)
    activity
    any specific behavior (noun.act)
     
  • (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive (noun.time)
    division, part, section
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole (noun.cognition)
     
  • a circular segment of a curve (noun.shape)
    curve, curved shape
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape)
     
  • a favor for someone (noun.act)
    favor, favour
    an act of gracious kindness (noun.act)
     
  • a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
    motion, movement
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event)
     
  • a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program (noun.communication)
    performance, public presentation
    a dramatic or musical entertainment (noun.communication)
     
  • a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) (noun.time)
    duty period, shift, work shift
    the time period during which you are at work (noun.time)
     
  • accomplish by rotating (verb.social)
    do, perform
    get (something) done (verb.social)
     
  • alter the functioning or setting of (verb.contact)
    control, operate
    handle and cause to function (verb.contact)
     
  • an unforeseen development (noun.event)
    development
    a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation (noun.event)
     
  • become officially one year older (verb.change)
    age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce
    grow old or older (verb.change)
     
  • cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)
    change form, change shape, deform
    assume a different shape or form (verb.change)
     
  • cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics (verb.stative)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • cause to move around a center so as to show another side of (verb.motion)
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • change color (verb.change)
    grow, turn
    pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    color, colour, discolor, discolour
    change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
     
  • change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
    move
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)
     
  • channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something (verb.motion)
    direct, send
    cause to go somewhere (verb.motion)
     
  • direct at someone (verb.competition)
    aim, direct, take, take aim, train
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (verb.competition)
     
  • get by buying and selling (verb.possession)
    acquire, get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)
     
  • go sour or spoil (verb.change)
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
     
  • have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to (verb.communication)
    appeal, invoke
    request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection (verb.communication)
     
  • let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact)
    channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport
    send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)
     
  • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)
     
  • pass to the other side of (verb.motion)
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
     
  • shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel (verb.contact)
    form, shape
    give shape or form to (verb.change)
     
  • taking a short walk out and back (noun.act)
    walk
    the act of walking somewhere (noun.act)
     
  • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)
    change of course
    a change in the direction that you are moving (noun.act)
     
  • the act of turning away or in the opposite direction (noun.act)
    change of direction, reorientation
    the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented (noun.act)
     
  • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (verb.creation)
    till
    work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation (verb.creation)
     
  • turning or twisting around (in place) (noun.act)
    rotary motion, rotation
    the act of rotating as if on an axis (noun.act)
     
  • twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)
    injure, wound
    cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)
     
  • undergo a change or development (verb.stative)
    metamorphose, transform, transmute
    change in outward structure or looks (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF turn relation)

  • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act)
    move
    (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    start, starting
    a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    innings
    the batting turn of a cricket player or team (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    attack
    an offensive move in a sport or game (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    down
    (American football) a complete play to advance the football (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    at-bat, bat
    (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    lead
    the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    ruff, trumping
    (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    trick
    (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner (noun.act)
     
  • (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive (noun.time)
    top, top of the inning
    the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    bottom, bottom of the inning
    the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat (noun.time)
     
  • a circular segment of a curve (noun.shape)
    bight
    a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) (noun.shape)
     
  • a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
    reversal, turn around
    turning in an opposite direction or position (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    swerve, yaw
    an erratic deflection from an intended course (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    gyration, revolution, rotation
    a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    coming back, return
    the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    volution
    a rolling or revolving motion (noun.event)
     
  • a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program (noun.communication)
    show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
    an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down (noun.communication)
     
  • cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)
    dent, indent
    make a depression into (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    incurvate
    cause to curve inward (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    gnarl
    twist into a state of deformity (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    crank
    bend into the shape of a crank (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    convolute, convolve
    curl, wind, or twist together (verb.contact)
     
  • cause to move along an axis or into a new direction (verb.motion)
    bring about
    cause to move into the opposite direction (verb.motion)
     
  • cause to move around a center so as to show another side of (verb.motion)
    evert
    turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    leaf
    turn over pages (verb.motion)
     
  • cause to move around or rotate (verb.motion)
    reorient
    cause to turn (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    supinate
    turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg) (verb.motion)
     
  • change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
    twist
    turn in the opposite direction (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    flip, flip over, turn over
    turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    turn on a dime
    have a small turning radius (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    roll, turn over
    move by turning over or rotating (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    roll over
    make a rolling motion or turn (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    swing about, swing around, turn around
    turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    flip, toss
    lightly throw to see which side comes up (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    port
    turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    face
    turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    turn off
    make a turn (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    turn away
    move so as not face somebody or something (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    gee
    turn to the right side (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    about-face
    turn, usually 180 degrees (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    caracole
    make a half turn on a horse, in dressage (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    corner
    turn a corner (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over
    turn from an upright or normal position (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bend
    change direction (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    deflect
    turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bend, deflect, turn away
    turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    avert, turn away
    turn away or aside (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    rotate, splay, spread out, turn out
    turn outward (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    circumvolve, rotate
    cause to turn on an axis or center (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pivot, swivel
    turn on a pivot (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    coil, gyrate, spiral
    to wind or move in a spiral course (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    corkscrew, spiral
    move in a spiral or zigzag course (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    deviate, divert
    turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pronate
    turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards (verb.motion)
     
  • change to the contrary (verb.change)
    alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack
    reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    turn the tables, turn the tide
    cause a complete reversal of the circumstances (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    commutate
    reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    exchange, switch, switch over
    change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    correct, rectify, right
    make right or correct (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    falsify
    falsify knowingly (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    commute, permute, transpose
    change the order or arrangement of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify
    change completely the nature or appearance of (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back
    go back to a previous state (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    desynchronise, desynchronize
    cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow
    remove the consecration from a person or an object (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    undo
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect (verb.contact)
     
  • channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something (verb.motion)
    take up
    turn one's interest to (verb.social)
     
  • let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact)
    deflate
    release contained air or gas from (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    throw
    throw (a die) out onto a flat surface (verb.contact)
     
  • move around an axis or a center (verb.motion)
    go around, revolve, rotate
    turn on or around an axis or a center (verb.motion)
     
  • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
    bald
    grow bald; lose hair on one's head (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    turn
    change color (verb.change)
     
  • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)
    deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion
    a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    right
    a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    left
    a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    kick turn
    a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposit more.. a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    stem, stem turn
    a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    telemark
    a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    swerve, swerving, veering
    the act of turning aside suddenly (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    three-point turn
    the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    version
    manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery) (noun.act)
     
  • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (verb.creation)
    ridge
    plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    disk, harrow
    draw a harrow over (land) (verb.creation)
     
  • turning or twisting around (in place) (noun.act)
    twiddle
    a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns (noun.act)
     
  • undergo a change or development (verb.stative)
    boil down, come down, reduce
    be the essential element (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    choke, suffocate
    become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    nucleate
    form into a nucleus (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.change)
    add up, amount, come
    develop into (verb.change)
     
  • undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
    arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken
    stop sleeping (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    black out, pass out, zonk out
    lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    come to, resuscitate, revive
    return to consciousness (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    tense, tense up
    become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind
    become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin
    take off weight (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    gain, put on
    increase (one's body weight) (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
    provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize
    undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    conceive
    become pregnant; undergo conception (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    secularise, secularize
    make secular and draw away from a religious orientation (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    citrate
    cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    equilibrate
    bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    fall
    pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    become, get, go
    enter or assume a certain state or condition (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    decline, worsen
    grow worse (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
    get better (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    disengage
    become free (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    overgrow
    become overgrown (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    concentrate
    make denser, stronger, or purer (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break
    crack; of the male voice in puberty (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    acetify, acidify
    turn acidic (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify
    turn basic and less acidic (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ionise, ionize
    convert into ions (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ossify
    become bony (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    catalyse, catalyze
    change by catalysis or cause to catalyze (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    get worse, relapse
    deteriorate in health (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    fluctuate
    be unstable (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    break loose, burst forth, explode
    be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    be born
    come into existence through birth (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cloud over
    become overcast (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    carbonise, carbonize
    turn into carbon, as by burning (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    chill, cool, cool down
    loose heat (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    heat, heat up, hot up
    gain heat or get hot (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize
    unite with carbon (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    freeze
    change to ice (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    boil
    come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    burn, combust
    undergo combustion (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    emaciate
    grow weak and thin or waste away physically (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    frenchify
    become French in appearance or character (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    thin
    lose thickness; become thin or thinner (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    inspissate, thicken
    become thick or thicker (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    solvate
    undergo solvation or convert into a solvate (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    react
    undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dissolve, fade away, fade out
    become weaker (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    discharge, empty
    become empty or void of its content (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    fill, fill up
    become full (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    homogenise, homogenize
    become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    clabber, clot, curdle
    turn into curds (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    clot, coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ferment, sour, turn, work
    go sour or spoil (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    integrate
    become one; become integrated (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    precipitate
    separate as a fine suspension of solid particles (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    calcify
    turn into lime; become calcified (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    coke
    become coke (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    carnify
    become muscular or fleshy (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    chondrify
    turn into cartilage (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    emulsify
    form into or become an emulsion (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    denitrify
    remove nitrogen from (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    esterify
    change (a compound) into an ester (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    etherify
    change into an ether (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    thrombose
    become blocked by a thrombus (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    open, open up
    become open (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    close, shut
    become closed (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    sorb, take up
    take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down
    become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive
    make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.social)
    emancipate, liberate
    give equal rights to; of women and minorities (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    get into, tangle with
    get involved in or with (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.weather)
    liquefy
    become liquid (verb.weather)
     
  • (verb.weather)
    catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire
    start to burn or burst into flames (verb.weather)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive (noun.time)
    period of play, play, playing period
    (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds (noun.time)
     

entail (entailment relations of turn)

  • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (verb.creation)
    cut into, delve, dig, turn over
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth (verb.contact)
     

verb group (turn is verb group of ....)

  • go sour or spoil (verb.change)
    ferment, work
    cause to undergo fermentation (verb.change)
     
  • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
     
  • shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel (verb.contact)
    turn
    accomplish by rotating (verb.social)
     
  • undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
    grow, turn
    pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    become, turn
    undergo a change or development (verb.stative)
     

derivation (.... is derived from turn)

  • a circular segment of a curve (noun.shape)
    bend
    change direction (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    crook, curve
    bend or cause to bend (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bend, flex
    form a curve (verb.motion)
     
  • a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
    change by reversal, reverse, turn
    change to the contrary (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    move around, turn
    pass to the other side of (verb.motion)
     
  • a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program (noun.communication)
    act, play, represent
    play a role or part (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    act, play, playact, roleplay
    perform on a stage or theater (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    act
    be suitable for theatrical performance (verb.stative)
     
  • a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) (noun.time)
    go, move
    have a turn; make one's move in a game (verb.competition)
     
  • an unforeseen development (noun.event)
    grow, turn
    pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    become, turn
    undergo a change or development (verb.stative)
     
  • cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)
    contortion, deformation
    the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bender
    a tool for bending (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.event)
    deformation
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication
    an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
     
  • (adj.all)
    flexible, flexile
    able to flex; able to bend easily (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy
    capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking (adj.all)
     
  • cause to move around a center so as to show another side of (verb.motion)
    food turner, turner
    cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food (noun.artifact)
     
  • cause to move around or rotate (verb.motion)
    turn, twist
    turning or twisting around (in place) (noun.act)
     
  • change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
    turn, turning, turn, turning
    a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
     
  • change to the contrary (verb.change)
    reversal
    a change from one state to the opposite state (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround
    turning in the opposite direction (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    turn, turning
    a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.linkdef)
    contrary, opposite, reverse
    a relation of direct opposition (noun.linkdef)
     
  • (adj.all)
    reversible
    capable of being reversed (adj.all)
     
  • go sour or spoil (verb.change)
    souring
    the process of becoming sour (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis
    a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcoh more.. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    ferment
    a substance capable of bringing about fermentation (noun.substance)
     
  • let (something) fall or spill from a container (verb.contact)
    release, spill, spillage
    the act of allowing a fluid to escape (noun.act)
     
  • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
    emergence, growth, outgrowth
    the gradual beginning or coming forth (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    turn, turn of events, twist
    an unforeseen development (noun.event)
     
  • shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel (verb.contact)
    turnery
    products made on a lathe (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.person)
    turner
    a lathe operator (noun.person)
     
  • the act of turning away or in the opposite direction (noun.act)
    turn, turn
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (verb.creation)
    ploughing, plowing
    tilling the land with a plow (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    plough, plow
    a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.person)
    ploughman, plower, plowman
    a man who plows (noun.person)
     
  • turning or twisting around (in place) (noun.act)
    turn
    cause to move around or rotate (verb.motion)
     
  • twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)
    pull, twist, wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    sprain
    a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    crick, kink, rick, wrick
    a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)
     
  • undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
    turning
    act of changing in practice or custom (noun.act)
     

domain category (turn is domain category of ....)

  • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act)
    game
    a contest with rules to determine a winner (noun.act)
     
  • (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive (noun.time)
    athletics, sport
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act)
     
  • get by buying and selling (verb.possession)
    commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act)
     
  • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (verb.creation)
    agriculture, farming, husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (noun.act)
     
synonym antonym also hypernym hyponym part meronym entail bend crook turning play turn of events twist unbend switch on turn on cut switch off pick up turn around walk rotary motion change of direction reorientation change of course activity twiddle deflection right left kick turn period of play play playing period cut into delve dig turn over
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