turn(-)down (collar)

  • 1turn-down — turnˈ down adjective Folded down noun 1. A turn down part 2. A turn down collar 3. A turning down, rejection • • • Main Entry: ↑turn …

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  • 2turn|down — «TURN DOWN», adjective, noun. –adj. that is or can be turned down; folded or doubled down: »a turndown collar. –n. 1. the action of turning down; rejection: »turndowns on loan applications (Wall Street Journal). 2. a decline; downturn: »Finance… …

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  • 3turn down — verb Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to fold or double down 2. to turn (a card) face downward 3. to reduce the height or intensity of by turning a control < turn down the radio > 4. to decline to accept ; reject < turned down the offer > …

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  • 4turn down — phr verb Turn down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑mouth Turn down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appeal, ↑applicant, ↑application, ↑bass, ↑chance, ↑collar, ↑heat, ↑heater, ↑heating, ↑ …

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  • 5Collar (clothing) — William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar. In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing&#8230; …

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  • 6turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen &LT; OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both &LT; L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn &LT; tornus, lathe &LT; Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to&#8230; …

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  • 7collar — noun 1 on a shirt, coat, dress, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ open, undone (esp. BrE) ▪ His tie was knotted below his open collar. ▪ His collar was undone. ▪ button down …

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  • 8turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10&#8230; …

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  • 9turn — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis remains in a central position; give a rotary motion to or receive a rotary motion (turned the wheel; the wheel turns; the key turns in the lock). 2 tr. & intr. change&#8230; …

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  • 10turn — 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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