Definition of turn

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Turn (v. t.) 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..

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Ferrocalcite :: Ferrocalcite (n.) Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure..
Subsolary :: Subsoil (v. t.) To turn up the subsoil of.
Milldam :: Milldam (n.) A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel..
Mazy :: Mazy (a.) Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, mazy error..
Saturn :: Saturn (n.) One of the planets of the solar system, next in magnitude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun. Its diameter is seventy thousand miles, its mean distance from the sun nearly eight hundred and eighty millions of miles, and its year, or periodical revolution round the sun, nearly twenty-nine years and a half. It is surrounded by a remarkable system of rings, and has eight satellites..
Quern :: Quern (n.) A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills..
Gee :: Gee (v. i.) To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi..
Redhibition :: Redhibition (n.) The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect..
Broad :: Broad (n.) A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
Celeriac :: Celeriac (n.) Turnip-rooted celery, a from of celery with a large globular root, which is used for food..
Pirouette :: Pirouette (n.) A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
Waive :: Waive (v. i.) To turn aside; to recede.
Winch :: Winch (n.) An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
Ditto :: Ditto (n.) The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two turned commas (), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition..
Allegorizer :: Allegorizer (n.) One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist..
Reclined :: Reclined (a.) Falling or turned downward; reclinate.
Glint :: Glint (v. t.) To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye..
Bend :: Bend (n.) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
Refit :: Refit (v. i.) To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit..
Overturn :: Overturn (v. t.) To overpower; to conquer.
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