English Dictionary

turn

/tɜːn/

noun

A change of direction or orientation. / A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.

I made a sharp turn to avoid hitting the car.

意味（1）

A change of direction or orientation.

Give the handle a turn, then pull it.

意味（2）

A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.

意味（3）

(geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.

意味（4）

A walk to and fro.

Let's take a turn in the garden.

意味（5）

A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

They took turns playing with the new toy.

意味（6）

A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.

I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.

意味（7）

One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.

意味（8）

A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.

意味（9）

The time required to complete a project.

They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.

意味（10）

A fit or a period of giddiness.

I've had a funny turn.

意味（11）

A change in temperament or circumstance.

She took a turn for the worse.

意味（12）

(cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).

意味（13）

(poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.

意味（14）

(poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.

意味（15）

A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.

One good turn deserves another.

意味（16）

A single loop of a coil.

意味（17）

(rope) A pass behind or through an object.

意味（18）

Character; personality; nature.

It was fortunate for his comfort, perhaps, that the man who had been chosen to accompany him was of a talkative turn, for the prisoners insisted upon hearing the story of the explosion a dozen times over, and Rufus Dawes himself had been roused to give the name of the vessel with his own lips.

意味（19）

(soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

意味（20）

(circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.

Between the pieces were individual turns, comic songs and dances.

意味（21）

(printing, dated) A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.

意味（22）

(UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.

There are usually at least two jobbers who specialise in the leading stocks, and this acts to keep the jobber's turn to a reasonable amount […]