Scrabble and Words with Friends

• TURN is a valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• TURN is a valid Words with Friends word worth 5 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• TURN is a 4 letter word containing the letters n, r, t, u.

Definitions

• turn

  noun a circular segment of a curve

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• turn

  noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
  he took a turn to the right

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• turn

  noun (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
  it is my turn

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• turn

  noun an unforeseen development
  events suddenly took an awkward turn

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• turn

  noun a movement in a new direction
  the turning of the wind

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• turn

  noun the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
  he made an abrupt turn away from her

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• turn

  noun turning or twisting around (in place)

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• turn

  noun a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

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• turn

  noun (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

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• turn

  noun a short performance that is part of a longer program

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• turn

  noun a favor for someone
  he did me a good turn

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• turn

  noun taking a short walk out and back
  we took a turn in the park

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• turn

  verb change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
  Turn towards me
  The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
  She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs

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• turn

  verb undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
  The people turned against the President when he stole the election

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• turn

  verb undergo a change or development
  The water turned into ice
  He turned traitor

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• turn

  verb cause to move around or rotate
  turn a key
  turn your palm this way

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• turn

  verb change to the contrary
  the tides turned against him
  public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern

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• turn

  verb pass to the other side of
  turn the corner

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• turn

  verb pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
  The weather turned nasty

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• turn

  verb let (something) fall or spill from a container
  turn the flour onto a plate

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• turn

  verb move around an axis or a center
  The wheels are turning

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• turn

  verb cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
  turn a page of a book

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• turn

  verb to send or let go
  They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion

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• turn

  verb to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
  turn the earth in the Spring

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• turn

  verb shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
  turn the legs of the table
  turn the clay on the wheel

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• turn

  verb change color
  In Vermont, the leaves turn early

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• turn

  verb twist suddenly so as to sprain
  I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

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• turn

  verb cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
  The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
  The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold

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• turn

  verb accomplish by rotating
  turn a somersault
  turn cartwheels

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• turn

  verb get by buying and selling
  the company turned a good profit after a year

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• turn

  verb cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
  turn your face to the wall
  turn the car around
  turn your dance partner around

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• turn

  verb channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
  The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
  people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium

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• turn

  verb cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
  the strong man could turn an iron bar

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• turn

  verb alter the functioning or setting of
  turn the dial to 10
  turn the heat down

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• turn

  verb direct at someone
  She turned a smile on me
  They turned their flashlights on the car

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• turn

  verb have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
  She turned to her relatives for help

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• turn

  verb go sour or spoil
  The cream has turned--we have to throw it out

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• turn

  verb become officially one year older
  She is turning 50 this year

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• Lookup TURN using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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