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turn

Turn is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter T and ends with the letter N for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To cause to move upon a center or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round either partially wholly or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.
(v. t.) To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.
(v. t.) To give another direction tendency or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something.
(v. t.) To change from a given use or office; to divert as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote.
(v. t.) To change the form quality aspect or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil and the like.

Syllable Information

The word turn is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for turn is: turn


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