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Turn-buckle
n.
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A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.
Turnbull's blue
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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.
Turncoat
n.
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One who forsakes his party or his principles; a renegade; an apostate.
Turnep
n.
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See Turnip.
Turner
n.
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One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe.
Turner
n.
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A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
Turner
n.
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A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.
Turnerite
n.
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A variety of monazite.
Turnery
n.
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The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.
Turnery
n.
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Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe.
Turney
n. & v.
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Tourney.
Turnhalle
n.
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A building used as a school of gymnastics.
Turnicimorphae
n. pl.
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A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.
Turning
n.
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The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.
Turning
n.
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The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.
Turning
n.
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Deviation from the way or proper course.
Turning
n.
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Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
Turning
n.
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The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned.
Turning
n.
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A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.
Turningness
n.
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The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation.
Turnip
v. t.
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The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself.
Turnip-shell
n.
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Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped.
Turnix
n.
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Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae.
Turnkeys
pl.
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of Turnkey
Turnkey
n.
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A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.
Turnkey
n.
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An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist.
Turn-outs
pl.
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of Turn-out
Turn-out
n.
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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.
Turn-out
n.
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A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.
Turn-out
n.
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That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turn-out.