Word Finder - turning

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(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.

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(heading) To change condition or attitude.

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To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.

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(usually with over) To complete.

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They say they can turn the parts in two days.

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To make (money); turn a profit.

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We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme.

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Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

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To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.

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Ivory turns well.

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To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.

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To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.

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To translate.

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to turn the Iliad

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To magically or divinely attack undead.

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A turn or deviation from a straight course.

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Take the second turning on the left.

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At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.

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The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.

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The act of turning.

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Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.

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The turnings get into your trouser turnups!

Your lips are turning blue!

He nodded, turning to leave the room.

Turning on one heal, she stalked off to her wagon.

Zach snuggled against him, turning his head and opening his tiny mouth in search of food.

A scarred tree marked a turning point in the trail, so she slowed down.

He paused, his face turning a darker shade of red.

And yet, the mail man always stopped – or was he simply turning around?

She wiped her eyes before turning to face whatever new challenge Damian brought with him.

After turning his head from right to left for some time, he sighed and looked down.

She hadn't helped any by turning their past problems into a monetary issue.

Turning it up side down, she slapped it against the side of the wagon wheel.

I think it was a turning point for me, too.

Turning, she stared at her figure.

He hesitated, his expression turning wary.

After all, she had made the first move, turning her head as he kissed her cheek.

He shrugged, turning to his saddlebags for the food.

There followed the familiar tossing and turning, telling me the dreams had begun.

Betsy turned on a tape recorder as Howie reclined on the bed, turning away from us.

True, they had eternity to figure each other out, but he didn't want her turning cold like Dusty or jaded like Jule.

You wanted to break me, Deidre, by turning me against everything I was.

Darkyn stripped her power, turning her human.

For the first time in their history, they stood a real chance of turning a sordid love story into a pure one.

Turning toward the dining room, she glanced up and drew a quick breath.

It was strange to have him turning to her for an answer on something.

Carmen avoided his hands, turning to the closet.

Turning her head, he lifted her chin and gazed into her eyes.

What must he think of her, encouraging him one minute, and then turning away the next?

Quinn, still steaming, plopped down and switched on the television to a college football game, turning off the sound.

Wanna visit the sector? he asked, turning his attention to Dusty.

Dusty demanded, turning to Jule.

Behind them the red-headed man followed for only a few seconds before turning back toward the house.

The total amount produced in Germany is estimated at 1000 million gallons, of a value of 4,000,000; Alsace-Lorraine turning out 400 millions; Baden, 175; Bavaria, Wrttemberg and Hesse together, 300; while the remainder, which though small in quantity is in quality the best, is produced by Prussia.

The boundary is then deflected south so as to leave Yola in British territory, turning north again to cross the Benue river at a spot 3 m.

The rest has been accomplished by dogmatic prejudice, which is quite capable of working other miracles besides turning a defective literary production into an unrivalled masterpiece in the eyes of believers.

The buffaloes are largely employed for turning the sakias.

Turning next to Syria, Tethmosis carried his arms as far as the Euphrates.

In 189f Darfur and Kordofan were again disturbed, and Sultan Abbas succeeded in turning the dervishes out of the Jebel Marra district.

The turning of attention towards the knee interferes with the jerk; hence the device of directing the person to perform vigorously some movement, which does not involve the muscles of the lower limb, at the moment when the light blow is dealt upon the tendon.

Just try! said the general, turning to an artillery officer.

Turning to his adjutant he ordered him to bring down the two battalions of the Sixth Chasseurs whom they had just passed.

He carried close to his leg a narrow unsheathed sword (small, curved, and not like a real weapon) and looked now at the superior officers and now back at the men without losing step, his whole powerful body turning flexibly.

The French had fallen behind, and just as he looked round the first man changed his run to a walk and, turning, shouted something loudly to a comrade farther back.

And then cool hands were pulling her hair back and turning on the water.

So … did the doc say you're turning into a vampire?

They appeared in the quiet living room, turning at the startled gasp.

She jerked at his voice and twisted to face him, observing him coolly before turning away.

He was concentrating on turning pages and recording things she was unable to read.

It was turning out to be a horrible day.

It was Cynthia who volunteered for the nasty duty, turning down Dean's offer to join her.

Dean held back the door and Fitzgerald brushed past him, turning into the parlor where most of the Bird Song guests were gathered.