TURN Synonyms

• a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

• a circular segment of a curve

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

• form a curve

• change direction

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• bend a joint

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a circular segment of a curve

• a long staff with one end being hook shaped

• bend or cause to bend

• fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

• anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

• (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

• an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

• the basic pattern of the human fingerprint

• a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

• the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component

• an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

• a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

• a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

• move in loops

• make a loop in

• fly loops, perform a loop

• wind around something in coils or loops

• fasten or join with a loop

• turn on or around an axis or a center

• exchange on a regular basis

• perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

• cause to turn on an axis or center

• turn outward

• plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

• the act of rotating rapidly

• a short drive in a car

• rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

• a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• stream in jets, of liquids

• cause to spin

• make up a story

• form a web by making a thread

• work natural fibers into a thread

• twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation

• prolong or extend

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

• the act of rotating rapidly

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin

• a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

• the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

• a biased way of looking at or presenting something

• move or proceed at an angle

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• seek indirectly

• fish with a hook

• present with a bias

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

• a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

• something curved in shape

• a decorative interlacing of ribbons

• a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

• play on a stringed instrument with a bow

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

• a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine

• a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

• tubing that is wound in a spiral

• reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

• to wind or move in a spiral course

• make without a potter's wheel

• wind around something in coils or loops

• the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

• a line on a graph representing data

• a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

• the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• extend in curves and turns

• form an arch or curve

• bend or cause to bend

• form a curl, curve, or kink

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

• draw someone's attention away from something

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

• markedly different from an accepted norm

• turn aside; turn away from

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

• move or draw apart

• have no limits as a mathematical series

• extend in a different direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• turn aside; turn away from

• send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

• a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food

• the act of branching out or dividing into branches

• the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

• an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

• the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

• lift with a pitchfork

• place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• shape like a fork

• an elevated geological formation

• an inclined surface connecting two levels

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well

• lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

• be at an angle

• feel favorably disposed or willing

• make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

• lacking excess flesh

• lacking in mineral content or combustible material

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

• containing little excess

• not profitable or prosperous

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• cause to lean or incline

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• rely on for support

• cause to lean to the side

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

• axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

• the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

• turn on a pivot