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Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore..

Disturn :: Disturn (v. t.) To turn aside.

In :: In (adv.) Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house)..

Turnplate :: Turnplate (n.) A turntable.

Diverticle :: Diverticle (n.) A turning; a byway; a bypath.

Akimbo :: Akimbo (a.) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

Divert :: Divert (v. t.) To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor..

Thermotropism :: Thermotropism (n.) The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants..

Bend :: Bend (n.) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.

Contourne'' :: Contourne' (a.) Turned in a direction which is not the usual one; -- said of an animal turned to the sinister which is usually turned to the dexter, or the like..

Slue :: Slue (v. i.) To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.

Turn :: Turn (n.) Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve his turn..

Round :: Round (n.) A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated..

Avert :: Avert (v. i.) To turn away.

Twine :: Twine (v. i.) To turn round; to revolve.

Subversionary :: Subversion (n.) The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution..

Regreet :: Regreet (n.) A return or exchange of salutation.

Quittance :: Quittance (v. t.) Recompense; return; repayment.

Roll :: Roll (n.) To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball..

Auspicate :: Auspicate (v. t.) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business..

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