turn

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a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
undergo a change or development
a circular segment of a curve
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
Form
change to the contrary
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Convenience
go sour or spoil
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
a favor for someone
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
pass to the other side of
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
let (something) fall or spill from a container
twist suddenly so as to sprain
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
an unforeseen development
a movement in a new direction
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
turning or twisting around (in place)
taking a short walk out and back
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
cause to move around or rotate
move around an axis or a center
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
to send or let go
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
change color
cause to change or turn into something different
accomplish by rotating
get by buying and selling
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one´s attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
alter the functioning or setting of
direct at someone
become officially one year older
To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center
To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost
To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to
To change from a given use or office
To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of
To form in a lathe
Hence, to give form to
To translate
To make acid or sour
To sicken
To move round
Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support
To result or terminate
To be deflected
To be changed, altered, or transformed
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe
To become acid
To become giddy
To be nauseated
To become inclined in the other direction
To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb
To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery
To invert a type of the same thickness, as temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted
The act of turning
Change of direction, course, or tendency
One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change
A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it began
Successive course
Incidental or opportune deed or office
A change of condition
A fall off the ladder at the gallows
A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about a pin or a cleat
A pit sunk in some part of a drift
A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county
Monthly courses
An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /
Residential area (city, town, village) in Czech Republic in Ustecky kraj
Residential area (city, town, village) in Uzbekistan in Toshkent

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