Dictionary entry details
• TURNING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
turning; turn
Context example:
he took a turn to the right
Hypernyms ("turning" is a kind of...):
change of course (a change in the direction that you are moving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turning"):
deflection; deflexion; deviation; digression; divagation; diversion (a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern))
version (manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery))
three-point turn (the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs)
swerve; swerving; veering (the act of turning aside suddenly)
telemark (a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards)
stem; stem turn (a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it)
kick turn (a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first)
left (a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east)
right (a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east)
Meaning:
Act of changing in practice or custom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the law took many turnings over the years
Hypernyms ("turning" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Meaning:
A shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("turning" is a kind of...):
paring; shaving; sliver (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)
Meaning:
A movement in a new direction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
turning; turn
Context example:
the turning of the wind
Hypernyms ("turning" is a kind of...):
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turning"):
reversal; turn around (turning in an opposite direction or position)
swerve; yaw (an erratic deflection from an intended course)
gyration; revolution; rotation (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))
coming back; return (the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction)
volution (a rolling or revolving motion)
Meaning:
The end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("turning" is a kind of...):
end product; output (final product; the things produced)
Meaning:
The activity of shaping something on a lathe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("turning" is a kind of...):
formation; shaping (the fabrication of something in a particular shape)
