turns on
Powers into life
Turns on has several distinct senses.
The most literal is activating something: She turns on the lights.
To turn on someone is to attack or betray them suddenly: The dog turned on its owner.
In sexual slang, to turn someone on is to arouse them, and whatever turns you on is whatever excites or interests you: Jazz really turns me on.
To turn on a point means to depend on it: The case turns on whether he knew.
Energy transfer rate
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- startTo set going
- igniteStart burning something
- triggerWhat initiates action
enable · boot · launch · operate · activate · button · circuit · ignition
Surge of intense excitement
- buzzContinuous low drone
- electrifyExcite intensely or powerfully
- arouseTo stimulate or excite
- stimulateProvoke into activity
tantalize · entice · seduce · allure · attract · spark · kindle · inflame
power
Energy transfer rate
trigger · enable · boot · launch · operate · activate · button · circuit · ignition · flip
thrill
Surge of intense excitement
stimulate · tantalize · entice · seduce · allure · attract · spark · kindle · inflame · heat
interest
Attention, stake, or fee
- curiosityDesire to learn
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
intrigue · absorb · grip · hook · compel · enthuse · inspire · motivate · energize · animate
inform
Give facts to
expose · report · squeal · tattle · denounce · finger · sell out · double-cross · backstab · implicate
turns onturns off
Deactivates or repels
shuts off · switches off · powers down · shuts down · deactivates
turn, return, turning, turned, turns, overturn, upturned, turner, turnstile