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turn (Change), noun bend, change of direction, curve, detour, deviation, diversion, particular interpretation, twist, vicissitude
Associated concepts: turnover order

turn (Rotation), noun circuit, cycle, gyration, revolution, shift, span stretch, stint

turn (Change), verb alter, avert, bend, change, change opinion, coil, contort, convert, curdle, curl, deviate, ferment, form, induce, influence, metamorphose, mold, persuade, prevail upon, recast, reconstruct, shift, sinuate, slue, sway, swerve, transform, transmute, transpose, veer, wind, win over

turn (Deflect), verb alter belief, argue, avert, change course, convince, gainsay, maneuver, outmaneuver, transform, vary
Associated concepts: turn state's evidence

turn (Rotate), verb change, gyrate, jibe, move, move clockwise, move counterclockwise, pivot, pull, push, spin, swivel, whirl

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alienate alternate arrive attorn avert bear witness become change contort crossroad decline depose deviate disapprove disavow discharge discourage disfavor dismiss			And he revealed that plain clothes officers look out for anyone who turns tail once they see the scanner. Scanner draws a blank by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) As he turns tail to head home he gets a call to bring in computer hacker Matt Farrell (Justin Long) but when McClane turns up at the tech-head's house they are caught in a full-on gun battle because someone wants Farrell deleted. Willis beats the odds by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Soccer Six, now in its 10th year, had teams featuring Rod Stewart and TV stars Ralf Little and Vernon Kay CAPTION(S): SEXY SIDE SOCCER: John tries to fend off the streaker, left, and turns tail, top, but she's still after him, above That's something you don't see often..John Leslie running away from a ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			turn the mind to turn the tables on turn to turn to account turn to for help turn to for support turn to good account turn to one’s advantage turn to scorn turn to the side turn to use turn up turnabout turnaround turned about turned around turned to bone turning turning aside turning over to a foreign state turning to account turnkey turnout turnpike turns on turns tail turpis Turpis causa turpitude turpitudinous turpitudo Tuskegee Syphilis Study tussle Tuta est custodia quae sibimet creditur tutari tutela tutelage tutelar tutelary Tutius erratur ex parte mittioro tutor Tutor alienus Tutor propertus tutored tutorial tutoring tutors Tutorship Tutrix Tuttle, Elbert Parr tutus			turns Queen's evidence turns Queen's evidence turns Queen's evidence turns ratio turns ratios turns round turns round turns round turns round turns round and turns round and turns round and turns round and turns round and say turns round and say turns round and say turns round and say turns sour turns sour turns sour turns state's evidence turns state's evidence turns state's evidence turns state's evidence turns swords into ploughshares turns swords into ploughshares turns swords into ploughshares turns swords into plowshares turns swords into plowshares turns swords into plowshares turns tail turns the balance turns the balance turns the balance turns the balance turns the balance turns the corner turns the corner turns the corner turns the corner turns the knife turns the knife turns the knife turns the knife turns the knife in the wound turns the knife in the wound turns the knife in the wound turns the knife in the wound turns the other cheek turns the other cheek turns the other cheek turns the scales turns the scales turns the scales turns the scales turns the scales turns the scales at turns the scales at turns the scales at turns the scales at turns the scales at

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