TURNING

• (noun) act of changing in practice or custom

  "the law took many turnings over the years"

• (noun) the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

  "he took a turn to the right"

  synonyms : turn

• (noun) the activity of shaping something on a lathe

• (noun) the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

• (noun) a movement in a new direction

  "the turning of the wind"

  synonyms : turn

• (noun) a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

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