All English words - page 3886

Meanings of Turnovers:

noun

The amount of money taken by a business in a particular period.

Usage examples:

A turnover approaching £4 million

Meanings of Turnpiker:

noun

A toll gate.

Usage examples:

It was apparently built as a toll house on the old turnpike road between york and scarborough.

Meanings of Turnround:

noun

→  turnaround

Meanings of Turns:

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

Meanings of Turnsole:

noun

A mediterranean plant of the spurge family, whose flowers are said to turn with the sun.

Usage examples:

The following is a construction guide for anyone who wishes to make a pair of authentic turnsoles.

Meanings of Turnsoles:

noun

A mediterranean plant of the spurge family, whose flowers are said to turn with the sun.

Usage examples:

The following is a construction guide for anyone who wishes to make a pair of authentic turnsoles.

Meanings of Turnspit:

noun

A servant (or a small dog running on a treadmill) whose job was to turn a spit on which meat was roasting.

Usage examples:

A house might have several turnspits, and each might be required to work the wheel for a number of …

Meanings of Turnspits:

noun

A servant (or a small dog running on a treadmill) whose job was to turn a spit on which meat was roasting.

Usage examples:

A house might have several turnspits, and each might be required to work the wheel for a number of …

Meanings of Turnstiles:

noun

A mechanical gate consisting of revolving horizontal arms fixed to a vertical post, allowing only one person at a time to pass through.

Usage examples:

An estimated 150,000 commuters passed through its turnstiles every day, many of them on their way t…

Meanings of Turnstone:

noun

A small short-billed wading bird of the sandpiper family that turns over stones to feed on small animals beneath them.

Usage examples:

Knots and turnstones are both medium-sized waders that inhabit intertidal coastal areas outside the…

Meanings of Turntable:

noun

A circular revolving plate supporting a record as it is played.

Usage examples:

We've got three men armed with turntables, a cassette recorder, percussion, a bass guitar, and a bu…

Meanings of Turntables:

noun

A circular revolving plate supporting a record as it is played.

Usage examples:

We've got three men armed with turntables, a cassette recorder, percussion, a bass guitar, and a bu…

Meanings of Turpentine:

noun

A volatile pungent oil distilled from gum turpentine or pine wood, used in mixing paints and varnishes and in liniment.

Usage examples:

When drilling in glass, always use oil of turpentine with a little camphor to lubricate the wire-dr…

verb

Apply turpentine to.

Usage examples:

Antique turpentining equipment

Meanings of Turpentining:

verb

Apply turpentine to.

Usage examples:

Antique turpentining equipment

noun

A volatile pungent oil distilled from gum turpentine or pine wood, used in mixing paints and varnishes and in liniment.

Usage examples:

When drilling in glass, always use oil of turpentine with a little camphor to lubricate the wire-dr…

Meanings of Turpitude:

noun

Depraved or wicked behaviour or character.

Usage examples:

Acts of moral turpitude

Meanings of Turquoise:

noun

A greenish-blue colour.

Usage examples:

The turquoise waters of the bay

adjective

A shade of blue tinged with green

Meanings of Turreted:

adjective

Having a turret (= a small, circular tower) or turrets

Usage examples:

He has just bought himself a fairy-tale, turreted castle in southern germany., the hotel is a grand…

Meanings of Turrets:

noun

A small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.

Usage examples:

A castle with fairy-tale turrets

Meanings of Turtle:

noun

A large marine reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers, coming ashore annually on sandy beaches to lay eggs.

Usage examples:

One of the main dishes was a soup - soft shelled turtle soup.

Meanings of Turtledove:

noun

A small old world dove with a soft purring call, noted for the apparent affection shown for its mate.

Meanings of Turtledoves:

noun

A small old world dove with a soft purring call, noted for the apparent affection shown for its mate.

Meanings of Turtleneck:

noun

A high, round, close-fitting neck on a knitted garment.

Usage examples:

A cream turtleneck sweater

Meanings of Turtlenecks:

noun

A high, round, close-fitting neck on a knitted garment.

Usage examples:

A cream turtleneck sweater

Meanings of Turves:

noun

Grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots.

Usage examples:

They walked across the springy turf

verb

Force (someone) to leave somewhere.

Usage examples:

They were turfed off the bus

Plural of turf

Meanings of Turvy:

adjective

Confused, or lacking organization; upside down

Usage examples:

Things are so topsy-turvy at work these days.