| verb | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense “Turn towards me” |
| verb | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action “We turned from Socialism to Capitalism” |
| verb | undergo a change or development “The water turned into ice” |
| verb | cause to move around or rotate “turn a key” |
| verb | change to the contrary “The trend was reversed” |
| verb | pass to the other side of “turn the corner” |
| verb | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become “The weather turned nasty” |
| verb | let (something) fall or spill from a container “turn the flour onto a plate” |
| verb | move around an axis or a center “The wheels are turning” |
| verb | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of “turn a page of a book” |
| verb | to send or let go “They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion” |
| verb | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow “Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week” |
| verb | shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel “turn the legs of the table” |
| verb | change color “In Vermont, the leaves turn early” |
| verb | twist suddenly so as to sprain “wrench one's ankle” |
| verb | cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics “The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him” |
| verb | accomplish by rotating “turn a somersault” |
| verb | get by buying and selling “the company turned a good profit after a year” |
| verb | cause to move along an axis or into a new direction “turn your face to the wall” |
| verb | channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something “The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction” |
| verb | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form “bend the rod” |
| verb | alter the functioning or setting of “turn the dial to 10” |
| verb | direct at someone “She turned a smile on me” |
| verb | have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to “She called on her Representative to help her” |
| verb | go sour or spoil “The milk has soured” |
| verb | become officially one year older “She is turning 50 this year” |
| adjective | moved around an axis or center |
| adjective | in an unpalatable state “sour milk” |
| turn | noun | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction |
| turning | noun | a movement in a new direction |
| reversible | adjective | capable of being reversed |
| reverse | noun | a relation of direct opposition |
| reversal | noun | a change from one state to the opposite state |
| growth | noun | the gradual beginning or coming forth |
| release | noun | the act of allowing a fluid to escape |
| turner | noun | cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food |
| plower | noun | a man who plows |
| plow | noun | a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing |
| plowing | noun | tilling the land with a plow |
| plough | noun | a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing |
| ploughing | noun | tilling the land with a plow |
| turnery | noun | workshop where objects are made on a lathe |
| twist | noun | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments |
| sprain | noun | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments |
| wrench | noun | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments |
| wrick | noun | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |
| rick | noun | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |
| flexible | adjective | able to flex; able to bend easily |
| bendable | adjective | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking |
| bender | noun | a tool for bending |
| bend | noun | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| deformation | noun | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
| souring | noun | the process of becoming sour |
| fermentation | noun | a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol |
| ferment | noun | a substance capable of bringing about fermentation |
| sourness | noun | the property of being acidic |