Thesaurus: turning

of Turn

Definitions

p. pr. & vb. n. of Turn
n. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.
n. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.
n. Deviation from the way or proper course.
n. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
n. The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned.
n. A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.
n. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
n. act of changing in practice or custom
n. a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
n. a movement in a new direction
n. the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe