English to English
noun
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
He took a turn to the right.
source: WordNet 3.0
- act of changing in practice or custom
The law took many turnings over the years.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
source: WordNet 3.0
- a movement in a new direction
The turning of the wind.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
source: WordNet 3.0
- the activity of shaping something on a lathe
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.
source: Webster 1913
