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noun
- 1. a place where a road branches off another: "take the first turning on the right"
- 2. the action or skill of using a lathe.
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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.
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)
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.
verb. uk/tɜːn/us/tɝːn/ turnverb (GO ROUND) Add to word listAdd to word list. B2 [ I or T ] to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line: turn onThe earth turns on its axis once every 24 hours. She turned on her toes, holding out her skirt. turn (around)The wheels started to turn (around).
Definition of 'turning' turning. (tɜːʳnɪŋ ) Word forms: turnings. 1. countable noun B1. If you take a particular turning, you go along a road which leads away from the side of another road. Take the next turning on the right. Synonyms: turn-off, turn, junction, crossroads More Synonyms of turning. 2. See also turn. More Synonyms of turning.
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.
verb (used with object) to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a bottle. to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg;
Synonyms: rotate, spin, go round (and round), revolve More Synonyms of turn. 4.verb A2. When you turn something such as a key, knob, or switch, or when it turns, you hold it and twist your hand, in order to open something or make it start working. Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock.
verb. cause to move around or rotate. “ turn a key”. “ turn your palm this way”. see more. verb. cause to move along an axis or into a new direction. “ turn your face to the wall”. “ turn the car around”.
