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- Dictionaryturning/ˈtəːnɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a place where a road branches off from another: "take the first turning on the right"
- 2. the action or skill of using a lathe.
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TURN definition: 1. to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line: 2. to perform a movement in which…. Learn more.
1. a. : to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve. turn a wheel. turn a crank. b (1) : to cause to move around so as to effect a desired end (as of locking, opening, or shutting) turned the knob till the door opened. (2)
1. : the act or course of one that turns. 2. : a place of a change in direction. 3. a. : a forming by use of a lathe. broadly : turnery. turnings plural : waste produced in turning. Examples of turning in a Sentence.
noun. the act of a person or thing that turns. an act of reversing position. the place or point at which anything bends or changes direction. the forming of objects on a lathe. an object, as a spindle, turned on a lathe. an act of shaping or forming something: the skillful turning of verses. turning. / ˈtɜːnɪŋ / noun.
TURNING definition: 1. a place, especially a road, track, or path, where you can leave the road you are on: 2. a…. Learn more.
When you turn something, you rotate it or move it around an axis, the way you turn a key in a lock or turn a car's steering wheel. Gears and wheels turn, and you can turn a screw with a screwdriver. You can also turn by shifting direction or changing position: "She turned away from him when he started telling terrible jokes."
turn, cast, twist are colloquial in use and imply a bent, inclination, or habit. turn means a tendency or inclination for something: a turn for art. cast means an established habit of thought, manner, or style: a melancholy cast. twist means a bias: a strange twist of thought.
to change or alter the nature, character, or appearance of: Worry turned his hair gray. Synonyms: transform, transmute, metamorphose. to change or convert (usually followed by into or to ): to turn water into ice; to turn tears into laughter. to render or make by some change: Fear turned him cowardly and craven. to change the color of (leaves).
6 meanings: 1. Also called: turn a road, river, or path that turns off the main way 2. the point where such a way turns off 3..... Click for more definitions.
1. the act of one that turns. 2. an act of reversing position. 3. the place or point at which anything bends or changes direction. 4. the forming of objects on a lathe. 5. an object, as a spindle, turned on a lathe. 6. an act of shaping something.
