Definitions for "Turn"
A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about a pin or a cleat.
The fourth card dealt; the third round of betting (in flop games).
Passing a rope once or twice round a pin or kevel, to keep it fast. Also, two crosses in a cable.
The midway point of the golf course, the end of the 9th hole.
The halfway point on an 18 hole course. After playing nine holes, a player is at the " turn."
A period of 1 week within a Campaign Round. During each Turn, 3 maps are available for Campaign play. New VTs and factions may be introduced at the start of each new Turn.
To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.
Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support; to hinge; to depend; as, the decision turns on a single fact.
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory turns well.
To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.
To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel.
The act of turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel.
To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something.
To be deflected; to take a different direction or tendency; to be directed otherwise; to be differently applied; to be transferred; as, to turn from the road.
To become inclined in the other direction; -- said of scales.
To invert a type of the same thickness, as temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county.
An embellishment or grace (marked thus, ?), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus ?, or drawn thus ?.
A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it began; a short walk; a stroll.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's stomach.
To be nauseated; -- said of the stomach.
To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.
To become acid; to sour; -- said of milk, ale, etc.
go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote.
To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like.
To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to grow; as, wood turns to stone; water turns to ice; one color turns to another; to turn Muslim.
In most rules systems, a game is broken into Turns. In some rules, players alternate or "take turns" playing; in other systems, both players act in all or some of the phases of each turn. Each turn or set of turns usually represents some period of time -- for instance, a turn in one modern game represents 15 minutes of combat.
A player is entitled to a maximum of 3 darts per turn. A player may opt to throw 0, 1, 2 or 3 darts.
a day of game time
Turning the opposition's argument against them by demonstrating that their analysis is not true and that you can better remedy the problems they address.
A turn occurs when a team takes an argument that was made against them and argues that the argument is actually beneficial. For example an affirmative plan claims the advantage of decreasing nuclear proliferation. A turn would be if the negative argued that in fact the plan increased proliferation.
In policy debate, a turn is an argument that proves an argument the other side has made is in fact support for one's own side. This is as opposed to a take-out which merely argues that the argument the other team has made is wrong.
The logs brought to the landing during a single yarding or skidding cycle.
The logs brought to the landing in any one yarding or skidding cycle.
Any log or group of logs attached by some means to power and moved from a point of rest to a landing.
a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
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"
One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change; hence, a winding; a bend; a meander.
Successive course; opportunity enjoyed by alternation with another or with others, or in due order; due chance; alternate or incidental occasion; appropriate time.
Incidental or opportune deed or office; occasional act of kindness or malice; as, to do one an ill turn.
To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.
Used in the context of general equities. Reversal, unwind.
In the equities market, a reversal; unwind.
Motion of the hand and wrist toward the pocket area at the point of release.
The hand actions lateral movement at the release point.
Turn is an album by Great Big Sea released in 1999.
The basic unit of time in War Omen. Currently 15 minutes long.
The basic unit of time in Mighty Lord.
The basic unit of time in Kings of Chaos. Currently 30 minutes long.
To become giddy; -- said of the head or brain.
a short play with an odd twist or a starring focus. Example: "Wandering," a turn by Lanford Wilson, 2m1f.
turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in proper condition; to adapt.
Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; -- used in a literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation.
Synonymous with the term WRAP; it signifies a single wrap around a drum.
A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; -- so called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand on a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was given.
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"
To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.
to backhand hit the ball away from the goal being defended.
1. To reverse direction while in possession of the ball, normally in order to go forward or to play a cross or a shot. 2. An instruction to tell a teammate about to receive the ball that he has time and space to turn. 3. To "get turned": for the ball carrier to put himself in a position facing the defender in order to try to beat him. 4. To "turn a defender": to cause him to overcommit to one side so as to dribble the ball behind him.
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 millenium"
see Rotatio
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"
a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"
to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
a little weird
To result or terminate; to come about; to eventuate; to issue.
A relative directional that asks the dog to negotiate a 180° turn away from or toward the handler. Uprights – The vertical ends of a jump that have the hardware or jump cups for holding up the bars or planks. A decorative wing may be attached to each upright. Also called standards. 270° – A turn over a series of jumps made to the left or right through 270° such that the eventual exit direction from the jumps will actually be to the right or left. Also known as a German turn.
( undead monsters): The ability of a cleric to make undead monsters run away by the power of the cleric's faith. (D&D 1)
a serious thing, comrades
The Utility Reform Network. This San Francisco-based consumer group was founded more than 25 years ago. It claims to advocate for California utility consumers by participating in CPUC proceedings and other activities.
The rodman is told to stay in place while the gun or level is moved to a new location.
A pit sunk in some part of a drift.
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
The turnaround by a swimmer at each end of the pool.
A Pernese year. It is composed of 13 months of 28 days each, plus Turn's End Day.
(n.) A lock, latch or exit device part which is contacted to achieve the normal operation. It may be a knob, lever or thumb turn. Source: Lock Industry Standards and Training (LIST) Council
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
a combination of a flight arrival and departure
a combination of several aerodynamic factors
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connotations, term
a term that has many connotations
To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass around by turning; as, to turn a corner.
pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle"
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
In winding stator coils, this is one loop of wire around a form. A coil will often be referred to by how many turns of a certain gauge wire are in each coil.
a string of one or more utterances or gestures separated by input from another speaker
Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve his turn.
Techie name for an Actor/Artiste. ("What time does the turn get here?")
language Khur word for a year.
become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"
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"
To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
A turn represents a transition from one network link to another at a network node. Turns represent relationships between network links rather than an abstraction of some real-world physical entity. The properties of a turn are stored in a turntable.
One complete loop of a conductor about a core.
a month divided into a variable number of impulses
alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down"
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
A turn is an element of secondary structure in proteins.
get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"
See Spread.
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time
Turnaround Turnaround time