to turn a street corner

  • 1turn — turnable, adj. /terrn/, v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a …

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  • 2turn — [[t]tɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel[/ex] 2) to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key[/ex] 3) to reverse the… …

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  • 3turn — /tɜn / (say tern) verb (t) 1. cause to move round on an axis or about a centre; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move round or partly round, as for the purpose of opening, closing, tightening, etc.: to turn a key. 3. to reverse the… …

  • 4Street of the Prophets — Street sign from the British Mandate era. Street of the Prophets (Hebrew: רחוב הנביאים‎, Rehov HaNevi im) is an east west axis road in Jerusalem beginning outside Damascus Gate and ending at Davidka Square. Located to the north of Jaffa Road …

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  • 5street — W1S1 [stri:t] n [: Old English; Origin: strAt] 1.) a public road in a city or town that has houses, shops etc on one or both sides ▪ We moved to Center Street when I was young. ▪ I walked on further down the street . ▪ Someone just moved in… …

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  • 6corner — cor|ner1 [ kɔrnər ] noun count *** ▸ 1 where two sides meet ▸ 2 turn/meeting of roads ▸ 3 end of mouth/eye ▸ 4 small (quiet) area ▸ 5 difficult situation ▸ 6 in boxing/wrestling ▸ 7 in soccer, etc. ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the part of something square or …

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  • 7corner — I UK [ˈkɔː(r)nə(r)] / US [ˈkɔrnər] noun [countable] Word forms corner : singular corner plural corners *** 1) a) the part of something square or rectangular where two edges meet Watch the baby – that table has sharp corners. at/in the corner: The …

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  • 8Street organ — A street organ is a mechanical organ designed to play in the street. The operator of a street organ is called an organ grinder. The two main types are the smaller German street organ and the larger Dutch street organ. In the United Kingdom,… …

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  • 9turn */*/*/ — I UK [tɜː(r)n] / US [tɜrn] verb Word forms turn : present tense I/you/we/they turn he/she/it turns present participle turning past tense turned past participle turned 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to change the position of your body or head so… …

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  • 10Street Fighting Man — Infobox Single Name = Street Fighting Man Artist = the Rolling Stones from Album = Beggars Banquet Released = 31 August 1968 Format = 7 Recorded = March April, 1968 Genre = Rock Length = 3 min 15 s Label = London 45.900 (US) Writer =… …

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