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A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.

• Turning
  of Turn
• Turnkeys
  of Turnkey
• Turnverein
  A company or association of gymnasts and athletes.
• Turnkey
  A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.
• Turnwrest
  Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England, esp. in Kent.
• Turnbroach
  A turnspit.
• Turn-outs
  of Turn-out
• CHANGEGEAR
  A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that of the propelling engine or motor remains constant; -- called also change-speed gear.
• Turn-buckle
  A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc.
• Turn-out
  The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.
• CHANGEKEY
  A key adapted to open only one of a set of locks; -- distinguished from a master key.
• Changeability
  Changeableness.
• Turnbull's blue
  The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian.
• Turnover
  The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage.
• TURNBULLSBLUE
  The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian.

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