I. verb
1.
to move or cause to move in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
turned the wheel sharply to avoid a collision
Synonyms: circle, circumduct, gyrate, gyre, revolve, roll, rotate; compare spin 1
Related Word: orbit; pirouette, spin, twirl, whirl; twist, weave, wind; circulate, eddy, swirl; oscillate, sway, swing, vibrate
2.
Synonyms: sprain , ||rick, twist, wrench
3.
Synonyms: reverse 1, change, inverse, invert, revert, transplace, transpose
4.
Synonyms: plow , break, plow up, turn over
5.
Synonyms: upset 5, derange, disorder, sicken, unhinge, unsettle
Related Word: discompose, undo; unbalance
6.
to change or cause to change course or direction
turned his car down a side road
Synonyms: avert, deflect, divert, pivot, sheer, swing, veer, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl; compare shunt 1
Related Word: depart, detract, deviate, digress, diverge; move, shift; switch, swivel, twist, zigzag; call off, double (back), reverse; shunt, sidetrack; bend, curve, sway; detour, rechannel, turn away
7.
Synonyms: direct 2, address, aim, cast, head, lay, level, point, train, zero (in)
Contrasted words: call off, detract (from), distract, divert (from), draw (away)
8.
Synonyms: address 3, apply, bend, buckle (down), devote, direct, give, throw
Related Word: employ, use; plunge (into), undertake
Idioms: turn one's hand ( or energies) to
Contrasted words: avoid, dodge, shy (away)
9.
Synonyms: curdle , ||clabber, ||cruddle, curd, ||lopper
10.
Synonyms: decay , break down, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint
11.
Synonyms: change 1, alter, modify, mutate, refashion, vary
12.
Synonyms: translate 1, put, render, transpose
13.
Synonyms: dull 3, blunt, disedge, obtund
14.
Synonyms: spin 2, reel, swim, whirl
15.
Synonyms: defect , apostatize, desert, rat, renounce, repudiate, tergiversate, tergiverse
16.
Synonyms: resort 2, apply, go, recur, refer, repair, run
17.
Synonyms: become 1, come, ||come over, get, go, grow, run, wax
Related Word: change (into), pass (into)
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: revolution 1, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, gyration, gyre, rotation, round, wheel, whirl
2.
an often sudden change in course or trend
his health took a turn for the better
Synonyms: bend, deflection, deviation, double, shift, tack, yaw
Related Word: course, drift, trend
3.
Synonyms: reversal 1, about-face, changeabout, reverse, reversement, reversion, right-about, turnabout, turning, volte-face
4.
a point at which a change of course takes place
hidden by a turn in the road
Synonyms: angle, bend, bow, flection, flexure, turning
Related Word: curve, twist; corner
5.
Synonyms: walk 1, constitutional, ramble, saunter, stroll
6.
Synonyms: drive 1, ride, spin
7.
Synonyms: spell 1, bout, go, shift, stint, time, tour, trick
8.
Synonyms: change 1, alteration, modification, mutation, variation
9.
Synonyms: gift 2, aptness, bent, bump, faculty, flair, genius, head, knack, talent
Related Word: bias, disposition, predisposition
10.
an unusual, unexpected, or special interpretation or construction
gave a new turn to the old joke
Synonyms: twist
Related Word: construction, interpretation; device, gimmick, trick
11.
Synonyms: attack 3, access, fit, seizure, spell, throe