10 examples of turn
1
to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head
2
to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat
3
to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something
4
to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like
5
to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal
6
to turn the Iliad
7
to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly
8
an emetic turns one's stomach
9
to turn a corner
10
a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel.