turning
English Thesaurus
1. act of changing in practice or custom (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | the action of changing something (noun.act) |
2. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change of course, |
| definition | : | a change in the direction that you are moving (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | right, |
| definition | : | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | left, |
| definition | : | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | kick turn, |
| definition | : | a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stem, stem turn, |
| definition | : | a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | telemark, |
| definition | : | a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | three-point turn, |
| definition | : | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | version, |
| definition | : | manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery) (noun.act) |
3. the activity of shaping something on a lathe (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | formation, shaping, |
| definition | : | the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act) |
4. the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | end product, output, |
| definition | : | final product; the things produced (noun.artifact) |
5. a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | motion, movement, |
| definition | : | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | reversal, turn around, |
| definition | : | turning in an opposite direction or position (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | swerve, yaw, |
| definition | : | an erratic deflection from an intended course (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | coming back, return, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | volution, |
| definition | : | a rolling or revolving motion (noun.event) |
6. a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | paring, shaving, sliver, |
| definition | : | a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something (noun.object) |
7. act of changing in practice or custom (noun.act)
| derivation | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
8. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)
| derivation | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion) |
9. a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
| derivation | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | move around, turn, |
| definition | : | pass to the other side of (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | turn, |
| definition | : | cause to move around or rotate (verb.motion) |
10. act of changing in practice or custom (noun.act)
| derivation | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
11. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)
| derivation | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion) |
12. a movement in a new direction (noun.event)
| derivation | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | move around, turn, |
| definition | : | pass to the other side of (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | turn, |
| definition | : | cause to move around or rotate (verb.motion) |
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