act+of+turning
81Orientation — The name given to the act of turning to the east or Altar as an act of faith and worship in the Church service. (See EAST, TURNING TO.) It is also an architectural term used in reference to church buildings running east and west …
82turn — I. v. a. 1. Revolve, move round, turn round, make go round. 2. Cause to deviate, cast, deflect, inflect, bend, incline differently, change the direction of. 3. Divert, transfer, use, employ. 4. Reverse the position of, turn over. 5. Shape (as in… …
83reversion — /rəˈvɜʒən/ (say ruh verzhuhn) noun 1. the act of turning something the reverse way. 2. the state of being so turned; reversal. 3. the act of reverting; return to a former practice, belief, condition, etc. 4. Biology a. reappearance of ancestral… …
84averting — noun 1. the act of preventing something from occurring averting danger was his responsibility • Hypernyms: ↑prevention, ↑bar 2. the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away averting her gaze meant that she was angry • Syn: ↑aversion …
85right face — noun Etymology: from the imperative phrase right, face : an act of turning 90 degrees to the right from the halted position of attention as a military maneuver often used as a command; compare about face, left face * * * Mil. 1. a command, given… …
86turn|a|bout — «TURN uh BOWT», noun. 1. a change to an opposite position, view, or course; reversal: »The turnabout did not come out of a feeling of charity. It was purely a business proposition (Newsweek). 2. the act or an act of turning about, especially of… …
87gamification — n. The use of game related concepts in non game websites and applications to encourage users to perform actions desired by the business. gamify v. Example Citations: Businesses, seeking novel ways to engage customers online, are turning to… …
88spin — 1 past tense and past participle spun verb 1 TURN AROUND (I, T) to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: The ice skater was spinning faster and faster. | spin the roulette wheel | spin (sth/sb) around: Liz spun around …
89entropion — en.ˈtrōpēˌän, ēən noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek entropē act of turning toward, turning in + ion (diminutive suffix) : inversion or turning inward against the eyeball of the border of the eyelids …
90turn — /tɜn / (say tern) verb (t) 1. cause to move round on an axis or about a centre; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move round or partly round, as for the purpose of opening, closing, tightening, etc.: to turn a key. 3. to reverse the… …
