Definition of turn

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Turn (v. t.) 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..

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Turnsole :: Turnsole (a.) A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).
Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
Crankle :: Crankle (v. i.) To bend, turn, or wind..
Skirlcrake :: Skirlcrake (n.) The turnstone.
Farm :: Farm (v. t.) To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes..
Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back..
Redlegs :: Redlegs (n.) The turnstone.
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1..
Trick :: Trick (a.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours..
Diallage :: Diallage (n.) A figure by which arguments are placed in various points of view, and then turned to one point..
Turning :: Turning (n.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
Answer :: Answer (v. i.) To be or act in return.
Thermotropism :: Thermotropism (n.) The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants..
Flexure :: Flexure (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending..
Shaw :: Shaw (n.) The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc..
Diverge :: Diverge (v. i.) To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun..
Addorsed :: Addorsed (a.) Set or turned back to back.
Nocturnal :: Nocturnal (a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects..
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