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English noun: turning | |||
| 1. | turning (act) the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course | ||
| Samples | He took a turn to the right. | ||
| Synonyms | turn | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of course | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, kick turn, left, right, stem, stem turn, swerve, swerving, telemark, three-point turn, veering, version | ||
| 2. | turning (act) act of changing in practice or custom | ||
| Samples | The law took many turnings over the years. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 3. | turning (object) a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | paring, shaving, sliver | ||
| 4. | turning (event) a movement in a new direction | ||
| Samples | The turning of the wind. | ||
| Synonyms | turn | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coming back, gyration, return, reversal, revolution, rotation, swerve, turn around, volution, yaw | ||
| 5. | turning (artifact) the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end product, output | ||
| 6. | turning (act) the activity of shaping something on a lathe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation, shaping | ||
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