Phrase Hound found 284 phrases and 139 compound words that contain turn. The most common are listed below. Open turn in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 284
- turn outTo end up; to result.
- turn aroundAlternative spelling of turnaround: The act of turning to face in the other direction.
- turn offTo dismiss; to fire.
- turn overTo flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
- turn downTo refuse, decline, or deny.
- turn upTo show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
- turn awayTo rotate so as not to face someone or something.
- turn backTo reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
- left turnAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.
- U-turnA turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
- turn the cornerTo pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.
- turn the pageTo move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start.
- turn the tideTo undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.
- turn the tablesTo reverse a situation, so that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.
- Turn Right
- Turn Left
- turn of eventsA deviation from the expected course of events.
- about-turnA turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation .
- turn of dutyA period of work in one's occupation, usually scheduled and lasting several hours.
- turn the boatTo make a major change in behavior, strategy, topic under discussion, etc.
- turn of the yearApproximately the end of one year and the beginning of the next.
- turn of the centuryThe beginning or end of a certain century; the transition from one century to the next; often, especially in architecture, the beginning of the 20th century.
- good turnA good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act.
- take a turnChange in direction, tone, or tendency.
- turn the tableAlternative form of turn the tables: To reverse a situation, so that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.
Compound words 139
- turnerOne who or that which turns.
- turntableA circular rotating platform.
- turnpikeA frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms.
- turnkeyReady to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
- overturnTo turn over, capsize or upset.
- upturnAn upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
- TurnbullAn English surname transferred from the nickname.
- turncoatA traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.
- turnbuckleA coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads.
- turnstoneEither of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.