Synonyms 131
Login/Register
20. turn in a. submit, hand in, tender, put forward, give; pass in, deliver, hand over, return, give back.
b. inform on, deliver up, Sl. squeal on, rat on, tell on, Inf. blow the whistle on; finger, put the finger on, fink on, betray, Sl. snitch on, tattle; bear witness against, testify against, Brit, turn queen's evidence, turn state's evidence,
c. retire, go to bed, bed, flop; repair, withdraw, call it a day, roll in, pile in; bid goodnight, say one's prayers, Sl. hit the sack, Sl. hit the hay, consult one's pillow.
21. turn into a. drive into, walk into, pull into, steer into, come into.
b. become, get, get to be, grow, turn out to be, go, wax, come, run; be changed into, be converted into, undergo a change, change into, pass into.
22. turn on a. open, start, cause to flow, unstop, unseal; tap, throw open, tear open.
b. switch on, flick on, plug in, flip on.
c. activate, start, impel, stimulate, energize,
d. Slang, excite, thrill, titillate, arouse, impassion; inspirit, inspire, touch, penetrate, work up; delight, gladden, Inf. tickle pink, elate.
23. turn out a. produce, yield, bear, give, afford; make, put out, bring out, fabricate, manufacture,
b. drive out, expel, dismiss, oust, discharge; boot out, bounce, bump, ax; can, fire, kick out, cashier, terminate. c. result, issue, arise, emanate, spring, proceed; ensue, supervene, follow from, flow from, stem, take rise.
d. eventuate, become, come to be, grow to be, get to be; come about, end up, Inf. pan out.
e. Informal, be present at, appear, Sl. make the scene, show up, show; attend, go to, come to, be at; come, make an appearance, arrive.
24. turn over a. consider, reflect, ponder, wonder about, muse; contemplate, brood, mull over, ruminate, think about,
b. transfer, give, hand over, commend, entrust, consign, commit, relegate,
c. topple, upturn, flip, capsize, overturn, overthrow, upset, subvert; overset, knock over, keel over, bottom up, tip over, push over, turn turtle; overthrow, inverse, Fr. bouleverser.
25. turn tail retreat, move back, recoil, turn and run, cut and run; run away, flee, fly, show a light pair of heels; dance the back step, bolt, take to one's heels, think with one's legs.
26. turn to a. resort, have recourse to, appeal to, call upon, apply to.
b. work at, attend to, devote, dedicate, give wholly to; buckle down, knuckle down, resign oneself to, give oneself up to, attach oneself to.
c. change to, become, convert to.
27. turn to account take advantage of, profit from, make the most of, make the best of; obtain a return from, realize a profit from, reap the fruits of, reap the benefits of; capitalize on, make money on, turn to gold.
28. turn up a. fold up, upturn, pleat, plait, double, lap; tuck, ruck.
b. till, plow, cultivate, turn over. c. uncover, find, unearth, discover, dig up; detect, spot, hit upon, come across,
d. intensify, increase, raise, make louder, amplify,
e. happen, occur, take place, come to pass.
f. appear, arrive, present itself, manifest itself; show, show up, make an appearance, put in an appearance; come to notice, emerge, come into view, come to light; uprise, rise, arise, dawn; loom up, creep up, pop up, crop up, enter the picture, meet the eye; burst forth, break forth, come forth, drop from the clouds.
29. turn upon depend upon, hang on, hinge on, turn on, swing on; be contingent upon, be conditional, be subject to.
-n. 30. movement, rotation, revolution, circle; gyration, circumvolution, circumgyration, circumrota-tion; circuit, cycle, round, circulation; wheel, gyre,
My Account / Test History
Lightning strikes the Earth 100 times every second, from the 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any given moment. .. More >>
