act+of+turning
121swerving — noun the act of turning aside suddenly • Syn: ↑swerve, ↑veering • Derivationally related forms: ↑veer (for: ↑veering), ↑swerve, ↑swerve ( …
122veering — noun the act of turning aside suddenly • Syn: ↑swerve, ↑swerving • Derivationally related forms: ↑veer, ↑swerve (for: ↑swerving), ↑swerve ( …
123rightabout — /ruyt euh bowt /, n. 1. the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction. 2. the act of turning so as to face the opposite direction. adv. 3. facing or in the opposite direction: Move that chair… …
124Conversion — Con*ver sion, n. [L. conversio: cf. F. conversion. See {Convert}.] 1. The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change. [1913 Webster] Artificial conversion of water into… …
125retortion — re·tor·tion || rɪ tÉ”rʃn / tÉ”Ëʃn n. act of bending backwards; act of vengeance, retaliation; act of turning an argument against the person who made it …
126shunting — shunt·ing || ʃʌntɪŋ n. shifting, diverting; altering of a course; act of moving onto a side track; creation of a channel designed to divert bodily fluids away from a particular body part (Surgery) ʃʌnt n. act of turning aside, act of… …
127PRAYER — PRAYER, the offering of petition, confession, adoration or thanksgiving to God. In the Bible The concept of prayer is based on the conviction that God exists, hears, and answers (Ps. 65:3; cf. 115:3–7) – that He is a personal deity. In a sense it …
128Angle of torsion — Torsion Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 1. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn… …
