churn

  • 21churn — /tʃɜn / (say chern) noun 1. a vessel or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter. 2. any of various similar vessels or machines. 3. a large metal container for milk. –verb (t) 4. to stir or agitate in order to make into butter:… …

  • 22Churn — Recorded in an extraordinary number of spellings including Cherm, Chirm, Churm, Chearne, Chern, Cherns, Churn, Chirn, and Churne, this is an English surname. It is locational from a smalll village called Churn near Didcot in Oxfordshire, or from… …

    Surnames reference

  • 23churn — [[t]tʃɜrn[/t]] n. 1) a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter 2) any of various similar machines, as for mixing beverages 3) to agitate in order to make into butter: to churn cream[/ex] 4) to make (butter) by the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24churn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chyrne, from Old English cyrin; akin to Old Norse kjarni churn Date: before 12th century a vessel for making butter in which milk or cream is agitated in order to separate the oily globules from the watery medium …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25churn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Churn is used after these nouns: ↑milk {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Churn is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑stomach Churn is used with these nouns as the object: ↑butter …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 26churn up — phrasal verb Word forms churn up : present tense I/you/we/they churn up he/she/it churns up present participle churning up past tense churned up past participle churned up 1) [transitive] to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving… …

    English dictionary

  • 27churn — [tʃɜːn] verb I 1) [I/T] if a liquid churns, or if something churns it, it moves around violently 2) [I] if your stomach churns, you feel sick 3) [T] to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter • churn sth out churn sth up… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 28churn — [OE] It has been speculated that the term churn is based on the granular appearance cream takes on as it is stirred or agitated. The Old English noun cyrin comes from a prehistoric Germanic *kernjōn, which may be related to English corn and… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29churn — noun 1》 a machine for making butter by agitating milk or cream. 2》 Brit. a large metal milk can. verb 1》 agitate (milk or cream) in a churn to produce butter. 2》 move (liquid) about vigorously. 3》 (churn something out) produce something in large… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30churn — [OE] It has been speculated that the term churn is based on the granular appearance cream takes on as it is stirred or agitated. The Old English noun cyrin comes from a prehistoric Germanic *kernjōn, which may be related to English corn and… …

    Word origins