Definition of turn

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Turn (v. t.) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly..

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Turn-outs :: Turn-outs (pl. ) of Turn-ou.
Roundhouse :: Roundhouse (n.) A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable..
Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution..
Again :: Again (adv.) In return, back; as, bring us word again..
Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure..
Revert :: Revert (v. i.) To return; to come back.
Turnus :: Turnus (n.) A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, / Jasoniades, glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also tiger swallowtail. See Illust. under Swallowtail..
Quarte :: Quarte (n.) A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast..
Essoign :: Essoign (n.) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
Heterodactylous :: Heterodactylous (a.) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons..
Anniversary :: Anniversary (a.) Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast..
Doctor :: Doctor (v. t.) To tamper with and arrange for one's own purposes; to falsify; to adulterate; as, to doctor election returns; to doctor whisky..
Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..
Pintle :: Pintle (n.) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.
By-turning :: By-turning (n.) An obscure road; a way turning from the main road.
Turn :: Turn (n.) The act of turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel..
Navew :: Navew (n.) A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica..
Cock :: Cock (n.) The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock..
Avert :: Avert (v. i.) To turn away.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice..
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