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turn abouts

turn abouts is the plural of turn about.

Meaning of turn about

Verb

turn about (third-person singular simple present turns about, present participle turning about, simple past and past participle turned about)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To revolve.
  2. (dated, intransitive) To reverse one's position; to turn round.
  3. (obsolete, reflexive) To turn (oneself) around.
    • Jesus tourned him about, and behelde her saynge: Doughter be off goode comforte, thy fayth hath made the safe.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew viij
  4. (transitive) To change or reverse the position of.
  5. (transitive) To turn (something) one way and then another; to move about.

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Questions about turn abouts

What is turn abouts the plural of?
Turn abouts is the plural of turn about.

Words near turn abouts in the dictionary

  1. turn a profit
  2. turn a setback into a comeback
  3. turn a trick
  4. turn about
  5. turn about is fair play
  6. turn abouts
  7. turn again
  8. turn against
  9. turn an honest penny
  10. turn and turn about
  11. turn around

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