turn 2

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

Examples

1.he took a turn to the right

Synonyms

turning 1
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

Derivationally related form

turn 1

verb

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

Hyponym

diversion 2

noun

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

right 6

noun

a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east

left 5

noun

a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east

kick turn 1

noun

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

stem turn 1

noun

a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it