turn

turn

noun

Definition of TURN

1

a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure <would you care to take a turn around the garden?>

Synonyms amble, constitutional, perambulation, ramble, range, saunter, stroll, turn, wander

Related Words parade, paseo, promenade; expedition, hike, march, peregrination, traipse, tramp, travel, traversal, traverse, trek, trip, walkabout; excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, sally, sashay, spin, tour; pilgrimage, progress, safari

2

an act of kind assistance <one good turn deserves another>

Synonyms benevolence, boon, courtesy, grace, indulgence, kindness, mercy, service, turn

Related Words dispensation, waiver; advantage, benefit, blessing, godsend, manna; liberty, license (or licence), privilege

Near Antonyms hindrance, hurdle, impediment, interference, obstacle

3

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing <an adventurous turn of mind that led him toward more physical activities like biking and skateboarding>

Synonyms affection, affinity, aptitude, bent, bias, bone, devices, disposition, genius, habitude, impulse, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn

Related Words favor, one-sidedness, partisanship, prejudice; endowment, faculty, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent; addiction, appetite, fancy, fondness, like, liking, preference, taste; forte, speciality, specialty; convention, custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), routine, trick, way, wont; eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity

Near Antonyms allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disrelish, distaste; detachment, impartiality, neutrality, objectivity; apathy, disinterestedness, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

4

something that curves or is curved <right after this turn in the road you'll find the antiques shop on the right>

Synonyms angle, arc, arch, bow, crook, curvature, curve, inflection, turn, wind

Related Words kink, warp; circle, ring, ringlet, round; coil, curl, curlicue (also curlycue); buckle, convolution, flexure, fold, loop, spiral, swirl, twist, winding; incurvature, reflection; decline, inclination, incline, slope; corner, turnoff; dogleg, hairpin

5

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder <a sudden turn of dizziness that may have been brought on by a change in her medication>

Synonyms access, bout, case, fit, seizure, siege, spell, turn

Related Words recurrence, relapse; brainstorm, convulsion, eclampsia, pang, paroxysm, spasm, throe; agitation, frenzy; breakdown, collapse, prostration

Near Antonyms arrest, relief, remission

6

a performance regularly presented by an individual or group <between the show's two major musical acts, there was a short turn by a juggling troupe>

Synonyms bit, number, routine, shtick (also schtick or shtik), turn

Related Words signature