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turning

35 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. turning
  2. turn
  3. turning bar
  4. turning basin
  5. turning bridge
  6. turning chisel
  7. turning engine
  8. turning gouge
  9. turning movement
  10. turning plow
  11. turning point
  12. turning rest
  13. turning saw
  14. turning sickness
  15. turning spur
  16. turning square
  17. dish turning
  18. engine turning
  19. sausage turning
  20. split turning
  21. spool turning
  22. wood turning
  23. turn around
  24. turn away
  25. turn back
  26. turn down
  27. turn in
  28. turn off
  29. turn on
  30. turn out

turn·ing

noun \ˈtər-niŋ\

Definition of TURNING

1
:  the act or course of one that turns
2
:  a place of a change in direction
3
a :  a forming by use of a lathe; broadly :  turnery
b plural :  waste produced in turning
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First Known Use of TURNING

14th century

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