Turn definition

Turn as a verb

1. to change orientation or direction

   "Turn towards me"

2. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

   "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"

   Same sense: change state

3. undergo a change or development

   "The water turned into ice"

   Same sense: become

4. cause to move around or rotate

   "turn a key"

5. change to the contrary

   "the tides turned against him"

   Same sense: reverse, change by reversal

6. pass to the other side of

   "turn the corner"

   Same sense: move around

7. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

   "The weather turned nasty"

   Same sense: grow

8. let (something) fall or spill from a container

   "turn the flour onto a plate"

   Same sense: release

9. move around an axis or a center

   "The wheels are turning"

10. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

    "turn a page of a book"

    Same sense: turn over

11. to send or let go

    "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"

12. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

    "turn the earth in the spring"

    Same sense: plow, plough

13. shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel

    "turn the legs of the table"

14. change color

    "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"

15. twist suddenly so as to sprain

    "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

    Same sense: rick, twist, wrench, sprain, wrick

16. cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics

    "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"

17. accomplish by rotating

    "turn a somersault"

18. get by buying and selling

    "the company turned a good profit after a year"

19. cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

    "turn your face to the wall"

20. channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

    "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"

21. cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

    "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

    Same sense: twist, bend, flex, deform

22. alter the functioning or setting of

    "turn the dial to 10"

23. direct at someone

    "She turned a smile on me"

24. have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

    "She turned to her relatives for help"

    Same sense: call on

25. go sour or spoil

    "The cream has turned — we have to throw it out"

    Same sense: work, sour, ferment

26. become officially one year older

    "She is turning 50 this year"

Turn as a noun

27. a circular segment of a curve

    Same sense: twist, bend, crook

28. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

    "he took a turn to the right"

    Same sense: turning

29. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

    "it is my turn"

    Same sense: play

30. an unforeseen development

    "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

    Same sense: turn of events, twist

31. a movement in a new direction

    "the turning of the wind"

    Same sense: turning

32. the act of turning away or in the opposite direction

    "he made an abrupt turn away from her"

33. turning or twisting around (in place)

    Same sense: twist

34. a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

    Same sense: go, tour, spell

35. (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive

    Same sense: round, bout

36. a short performance that is part of a longer program

    Same sense: number, bit, act, routine

37. a favor for someone

    "he did me a good turn"

    Same sense: good turn

38. taking a short walk out and back

    "we took a turn in the park"

Synonyms and antonyms

• change state
• become definition
• reverse
• change by reversal
• move around
• grow
• release definition
• turn over
• plow
• plough
• rick
• twist
• wrench
• sprain
• wrick
• bend
• flex
• deform
• call on
• work definition
• sour
• ferment
• crook
• turning

All synonyms of turn, sense by sense

How to say turn

Turn has 1 syllable and rhymes with return. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with turn

• return
• learn
• concern
• burn
• earn
• stern
• fern
• urn
• discern
• overturn
• downturn
• kern

All 26 words that rhyme with turn

TURN in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

6

Anagrams

1

Is TURN a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check TURN in the word checker, or unscramble TURN to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.