NOUN | person | Turner, Nat Turner | United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia |
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person | Turner, Henry Hubert Turner | United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) | |
person | Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner | English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) | |
person | Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner | United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) | |
person | turner | a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein | |
person | turner | a lathe operator | |
person | turner | one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope | |
artifact | turner, food turner | cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle |
Sounds | ter'ner | |
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Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... |
Meaning | United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831). | |
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Synonym | Nat Turner | |
Instance of | insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel | A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) |
slave | A person who is owned by someone | |
Spanish | Nat Turner | |
Catalan | Nat Turner |
Meaning | United States endocrinologist (1892-1970). | |
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Synonym | Henry Hubert Turner | |
Instance of | endocrinologist | physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system |
Spanish | Henry Hubert Turner, Turner | |
Catalan | Turner |
Meaning | English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851). | |
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Synonym | Joseph Mallord William Turner | |
Instance of | painter | An artist who paints / paints |
Spanish | Joseph Mallord William Turner | |
Catalan | Joseph Mallord William Turner |
Meaning | United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951). | |
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Synonym | Frederick Jackson Turner | |
Instance of | historian, historiographer | A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it |
Spanish | Frederick Jackson Turner | |
Catalan | Frederick Jackson Turner |
Meaning | A tumbler who is a member of a turnverein. | |
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Member of | turnverein | A club of tumblers or gymnasts |
Broader | tumbler | A gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. |
Verbs | turn | accomplish by rotating |
Meaning | A lathe operator. | |
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Broader | skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman | A worker who has acquired special skills |
Spanish | tornero | |
Catalan | torner | |
Verbs | turn | shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel |
Meaning | One of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope. | |
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Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
Meaning | cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food. | |
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Synonym | food turner | |
Narrower | fish slice | A food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan |
pancake turner | turner for serving or turning pancakes | |
spatula | A turner with a narrow flexible blade | |
Broader | cooking utensil, cookware | A kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily |
Spanish | paleta | |
Catalan | espàtula | |
Verbs | turn | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of |
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