turn+about

  • 41turn — 1. verb 1) the wheels were still turning Syn: go around, revolve, rotate, spin, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, twirl, gyrate, swivel, pivot 2) I turned and headed back Syn …

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  • 42turn out — Synonyms and related words: abjure, accouter, appoint, arise, arm, attain fulfillment, attend, be so, be such, bear, become of, boot, boot out, bounce, break, brush aside, bump, bust, can, caparison, cashier, cast, cast out, chuck, chuck out,… …

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  • 43about — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you talking about?; argued about money). b relating to (something funny about this). c in relation to (symmetry about a plane). d so as to affect (can do… …

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  • 44about face — (used as a military command to perform an about face). [1860 65, Amer.] * * * a|bout face «noun. uh BOWT FAYS; verb. uh BOWT FAYS», noun, verb, faced, fac|ing. Especially U.S. –n. 1. a turning or going in the opposite direction. 2. a shift to the …

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  • 45about — /euh bowt /, prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. 2. connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him. 3. near; close to: a man about my height; about six o clock. 4.… …

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  • 46about — a•bout [[t]əˈbaʊt[/t]] prep. 1) concerning; on the subject of; in regard to: a book about the Civil War[/ex] 2) connected or associated with: an air of mystery about him[/ex] 3) near; close to: about my height; about six o clock[/ex] 4) in or… …

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  • 47turn — verb 1》 move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis.     ↘twist or sprain (an ankle). 2》 move into a different position, especially so as to face the opposite direction.     ↘change or cause to change direction.     ↘(of the… …

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  • 48about-turn — 1. noun A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation 2. verb to turn 180 degrees, typically in a military formation Syn: about face See Also: turnabout, turn about …

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  • 49turn — {{11}}turn (n.) mid 13c., action of rotation, from Anglo Fr. tourn (O.Fr. tour), from L. tornus turning lathe; also partly a noun of action from TURN (Cf. turn) (v.). Meaning an act of turning, a single revolution or part of a revolution is… …

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  • 50turn over — Synonyms and related words: abalienate, alien, alienate, amortize, assign, barter, be lost, bequeath, break, brood over, capsize, careen, carry over, cede, chaw, chew over, circulate, close out, come across with, communicate, con over, confer,… …

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