turns

Goes left, maybe

Turns is the plural of turn and the third-person singular verb form.

A turn is a rotation, a change of direction, or an opportunity in sequence: Take turns.

The verb means to rotate, reverse, or transform: She turns the key, Milk turns sour.

Turns appears in idioms: turns out (proves to be), turns up (appears), turns down (rejects).

The plot turns on a single decision.

performance

pirouette

Ballet turn on one foot

routine · trick · flip · somersault · cartwheel · gymnastics · figure skating · breakdancing · acrobatics · aerial

rotate

spinning

Revolving around an axis

whirl · spiral · twist · gyrate · twirl · rotation · axis · wheel · circulate · roll

change

shift

Movement or work period

development · reversal · unexpected · plot · events · tide · fortune · fate · luck · tables

sequence

chance

Likelihood of occurrence

cycle · round · go · move · wait · next · skip · miss · take · whose

skiing

carve

Cut to shape

wedge · traverse · edging · slalom · mogul · switchback · hairpin · linked · pivot · skid

driving

corner

Meeting point of edges

  • bendCurve or flex
  • curveSmooth, angleless line
  • hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses

three-point · left · right · signal · merge · exit · roundabout · intersection · switchback · banking

Categories
Opposites
directional movement

turnsbreaks

Splits or pauses

continues · proceeds · keeps going

rotational motion

turnsstops

Ceases to continue

freezes · holds steady · locks · stabilizes · stands still

transformation/change of state

turnsstays

Remains in place

remains · persists · keeps · endures · reverts

Phrases
Family

turn, return, turning, turned, returned, returns, overturn, returning, downturn

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G