turn
- noun (n)
Meaning: revolution, curving
Synonyms:
about-face
angle
bend
bias
bow
branch
change
changeabout
circle
circuit
circulation
circumvolution
corner
curve
cycle
departure
detour
deviation
direction
drift
flection
flexure
fork
gyration
gyre
heading
hook
pirouette
pivot
quirk
retroversion
reversal
reverse
reversion
right-about
roll
rotation
round
shift
spin
spiral
swing
tack
tendency
trend
turnabout
turning
twist
twisting
wheel
whirl
wind
winding
yaw
- noun (n)
Meaning: aptitude, knack
Synonyms:
affinity
aptness
bent
bias
bump
disposition
faculty
flair
genius
gift
head
inclination
leaning
predisposition
propensity
talent
Antonyms:
inability
- verb (v)
Meaning: revolve, curve
Synonyms:
arc
bend
circle
circulate
circumduct
come around
corner
cut
eddy
go around
go round
ground
gyrate
gyre
hang a left
hang a right
incline
loop
make a left
make a right
move in a circle
negotiate
orbit
oscillate
pass
pass around
pirouette
pivot
roll
rotate
round
spin
sway
swing
swivel
take a bend
twirl
twist
vibrate
weave
wheel
whirl
wind
yaw
- verb (v)
Meaning: reverse change course
Synonyms:
about-face
aim
alter
alternate
backslide
call off
capsize
change
change position
convert
curve
depart
detour
detract
deviate
digress
direct
diverge
double back
face about
go back
incline
inverse
invert
loop
move
pivot
rechannel
recoil
redirect
regress
relapse
retrace
return
revert
sheer
shift
shunt
shy away
sidetrack
subvert
sway
swerve
swing
swirl
switch
tack
transform
twist
upset
vary
veer
volteface
wheel
whip
whirl
zigzag
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