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  • 1turn-round — /ˈtɜn raʊnd/ (say tern rownd) noun 1. the process of preparing a ship in port or a train, etc., at a terminus for the return journey. 2. the time taken to do this …

  • 2turn — ► VERB 1) move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis. 2) move into a different position, especially so as to face or move in the opposite direction. 3) change in nature, state, form, or colour; make or become. 4) shape on a… …

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  • 3turn — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, Platonic form, Platonic idea, S curve, a thing for, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about face, access, acciaccatura, accommodation, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act of grace, act… …

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  • 4turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned …

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  • 5round — /raʊnd / (say rownd) adjective 1. circular, as a disc. 2. ring shaped, as a hoop. 3. curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 4. having a circular cross section, as a cylinder. 5. spherical or globular, as a ball. 6. rounded more or less like …

  • 6turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out …

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  • 7round — I [[t]ra͟ʊnd[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦♦ (Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as around . Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get round and hand… …

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  • 8turn — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦ turns, turning, turned (Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression turn over a new leaf is explained at leaf.) 1) VERB When you turn …

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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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  • 10turn — 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… …

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