about |
When you turn something about, it means you turn it toward the opposite direction. [1/9 definitions] |
alternate |
to use in turn, one after another; switch between. [1/7 definitions] |
around |
When someone turns around, they move so that they face in the opposite direction from before. If you turn a thing around, you move it toward the opposite direction. [1/11 definitions] |
avert |
to turn away or aside. [1/2 definitions] |
axle |
a bar or shaft on which a wheel or wheels turn. |
bat1 |
to take one's turn in baseball as a batter. [1/3 definitions] |
bear1 |
to go in a certain direction; turn. [1/8 definitions] |
bearing |
a machine part that holds another, moving part and allows it to move with less friction. Bearings are often used to help wheels turn. [1/4 definitions] |
blinker |
a flashing light, especially one used on a car to signal that the car will turn and to show which way it will turn. |
capsize |
to turn over; upset. |
cast |
to turn towards. [1/12 definitions] |
click |
A click is a quick, sharp sound. When you turn on a light, sometimes you hear a click. Usually when you open or close a lock, there is the sound of a click. [1/4 definitions] |
clockwise |
in or turning in the direction in which a clock's hands turn. |
cock2 |
to tip to one side or turn up; tilt. |
come out in the wash |
to turn out in a satisfactory way. |
compost |
If you compost things like food scraps or dead plants, you collect them and let them rot until they turn into soil, or nearly into soil. When you compost things, you have to mix them up sometimes so that they can get air. [1/2 definitions] |
control |
Controls are something on a machine that let you make it do what you want. A television has controls that let you turn it on and off and change how loud it is. A pilot uses controls to fly an airplane. [1/4 definitions] |
counterclockwise |
When something turns counterclockwise, it turns in the opposite direction that the hands of a clock turn. Starting from the top, the hands of a clock usually move toward the right and then make a circle as they make their way back to the top. If the hands move counterclockwise, they move in the opposite direction. They start moving toward the left as they make a circle back to the top of the clock. |
crank |
to turn by using of a crank, or start by using a crank or other device. [1/4 definitions] |
cross-eye |
a condition in which one or both eyes turn toward each other. |
curdle |
to turn into curd. |