| NOUN | act | turning, turn | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course |
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| act | turning | act of changing in practice or custom / custom | |
| object | turning | a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe | |
| event | turning, turn | a movement in a new direction | |
| artifact | turning | the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe | |
| act | turning | the activity of shaping something on a lathe |
| Sounds | ter'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course. | |
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| Synonym | turn | |
| Narrower | diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation | A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern) |
| kick turn | A standing turn made in skiing | |
| left | A turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east | |
| right | A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east | |
| stem turn, stem | A turn made in skiing | |
| swerve, swerving, veering | The act of turning aside suddenly | |
| telemark | A turn made in skiing | |
| three-point turn | The act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs | |
| version | manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery / delivery) | |
| Broader | change of course | A change in the direction that you are moving |
| Spanish | giro | |
| Catalan | gir | |
| Verbs | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Meaning | Act of changing in practice or custom / custom. | |
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| Example | "the law took many turnings over the years" | |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Verbs | turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Meaning | A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe. | |
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| Broader | paring, sliver, shaving | A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something |
| Meaning | A movement in a new direction. | |
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| Example | "the turning of the wind" | |
| Synonym | turn | |
| Narrower | return, coming back | The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction |
| reversal, turn around | Turning in an opposite direction or position | |
| rotation, revolution, gyration | A single complete turn (axial or orbital) | |
| volution | A rolling or revolving motion | |
| yaw, swerve | An erratic deflection from an intended course | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Spanish | giro | |
| Verbs | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Meaning | The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe. | |
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| Broader | end product, output | final product |
| Meaning | The activity of shaping something on a lathe. | |
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| Broader | formation, shaping | The act of fabricating something in a particular shape |
| Spanish | cilindrado | |
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