Move or cause to move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point

• - the big wheel was turning

• - I turned the key in the door and crept in

Move (something) so that it is in a different position in relation to its surroundings or its previous position

• - we waited in suspense for him to turn the cards over

Move (a page) over so that it is flat against the previous or next page

• - she turned a page noisily

• - turn to page five for the answer

Change or cause to change direction

• - we turned around and headed back to the house

Aim, point, or direct (something)

• - she turned her head toward me

• - the government has now turned its attention to primary schools

Change the position of one's body so that one is facing in a different direction

• - Charlie turned and looked at his friend

(of the tide) Change from flood to ebb or vice versa

Pass around (the flank or defensive lines of an army) so as to attack it from the side or rear

Perform (a somersault or cartwheel)

Twist or sprain (an ankle)

Fold or unfold (fabric or a piece of a garment) in the specified way

• - he turned up the collar of his coat

Remake (a garment or a sheet), putting the worn outer side on the inside

Set or print (a type or letter) upside down

Bend back (the edge of a blade) so as to make it blunt

Change in nature, state, form, or color; become

• - Emmeline turned pale

• - the slight drizzle turned into a downpour

Cause to change in such a way; cause to become

• - potatoes are covered with sacking to keep the light from turning them green

(of leaves) Change color in the autumn

Pass the age or time of

• - I've just turned forty

(with reference to milk) Make or become sour

• - the thunder had turned the milk

(with reference to the stomach) Make or become nauseated

• - the smell was bad enough to turn the strongest stomach

Send or put into a specified place or condition

• - the dogs were turned loose on the crowd

Start doing or becoming involved with

• - in 1939 he turned to films in earnest

Go on to consider next

• - we can now turn to another aspect of the problem

Go to for help, advice, or information

• - who can she turn to?

Have recourse to (something, esp. something dangerous or unhealthy)

• - he turned to drink and drugs for solace

Shape (something) on a lathe

• - the faceplate is turned rather than cast

Give a graceful or elegant form to

• - a production full of so many finely turned words

Make (a profit)

An act of moving something in a circular direction around an axis or point

• - a safety lock requiring four turns of the key

A change of direction when moving

• - they made a left turn and picked up speed

A development or change in circumstances or a course of events

• - life has taken a turn for the better

A time when one specified period of time ends and another begins

• - the turn of the century

A bend or curve in a road, path, river, etc

• - the twists and turns in the passageways

A place where a road meets or branches off another

The beginning of the second nine holes of a round of golf

• - he made the turn in one under par

A change of the tide from ebb to flow or vice versa

One round in a coil of rope or other material

An opportunity or obligation to do something that comes successively to each of a number of people

• - it was his turn to speak

A short performance, esp. one of a number given by different performers in succession

• - a comic turn

A performer giving such a performance

A short walk or ride

• - why don't you take a turn around the garden?

A shock

• - you gave us quite a turn!

A brief feeling or experience of illness

• - tell me how you feel when you have these funny turns

The difference between the buying and selling price of stocks or other financial products

A profit made from such a difference

A melodic ornament consisting of the principal note with those above and below it