- turnabout turn·about ['tɜːnəˌbaʊt]
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turnabout turn·about ['tɜːnəˌbaʊt]
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turn about is fair play — 1755 Life of Captain Dudley Bradstreet 338 Hitherto honest Men were kept from shuffling the Cards, because they would cast knaves out from the Company of Kings, but we would make them know, Turn about was fair Play. 1854 SURTEES Handley Cross… … Proverbs new dictionary
turn·about — /ˈtɚnəˌbaʊt/ noun, pl abouts [count] : ↑turnaround 2 usually singular; often + in There was a sharp turnabout in oil prices. a turnabout in the country s foreign policy turnabout is fair play US … Useful english dictionary
about-turn — 1. noun A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation 2. verb to turn 180 degrees, typically in a military formation Syn: about face See Also: turnabout, turn about … Wiktionary
turnabout — [n] about face changeabout, change of direction, doubleback, flip flop, reversal, reverse, shift, turnaround, U turn, volte face; concept 697 … New thesaurus
turn — v 1. rotate, spin, revolve, Archaic. trundle; swivel, pivot, wheel, caracole; roll, rev, twirl, twiddle, crank; reel, circumvolve, circumrotate, gyre; gyrate, circle, whirl, circumduct; swirl, eddy, circulate, move in circles, go round; (of the… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
turn — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, Platonic form, Platonic idea, S curve, a thing for, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about face, access, acciaccatura, accommodation, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act of grace, act… … Moby Thesaurus
Turnabout Theatre — The Turnabout Theatre existed in Hollywood, CA., from 1941 through 1956. Extremely popular in its day attracting both the general public as well as many of Hollywood s top stars it offered entertainment that combined both puppets (marionettes)… … Wikipedia
turnabout — /terrn euh bowt /, n. 1. the act of turning in a different or opposite direction. 2. a change of opinion, loyalty, etc. 3. a reciprocal action; act of doing to someone exactly as that person has done to oneself or another: Turnabout is fair play … Universalium
turn — [n1] revolution, curving about face, angle, bend, bias, bow, branch, change, changeabout, circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, corner, curve, cycle, departure, detour, deviation, direction, drift, flection, flexure, fork, gyration, gyre … New thesaurus
turnabout — or turn a bout face [tʉrn′ə bout΄] n. 1. the act of turning about, as to face the other way 2. a shift or reversal of allegiance, opinion, tendency, etc.; about face … English World dictionary
turn|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… … Useful english dictionary
