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turn-coat /'t3:nkaut; NAmE 't3:mkout/ noun (disapproving)l a person who leaves one
political party, religious group, etc. to join one that has very different
views
turn ing /'t3:nirj; NAmE 't3:rmr)/ [BrE) (also turn NAmE, BrE) noun a place where a road leads away from the
one you are travelling on A Efr P ; $ % &L;
Take the first turning on the right. AJ&P
0
I think we must have taken a wrong turning
somewhere.
'turning
circle noun the smallest circle that a
vehicle can turn around in ( ft®,
ft 7
\E\mm
'turning
point noun ~ (in sth) the time when an important
change takes place, usually with the result that a situation improves ft iff*;
fffll: The promotion marked a turning point in her career,
tur nip /'t3:mp; NAmE 't3:rmp/ noun [C, U] 1 a
round white, or white and purple, root vegetable Hlf; AW — picture o page R19 2 (Scoff) = swede turn-key /'t3:nki:; NAmE 't3:rn-/ adj. (especially of computer systems complete and ready
to use immediately ^
'turn-off
noun 1 a place where a road leads away from another larger or
more important road A ft; 3C : We missed the turn-off for the airport.
ffcfl
Afto 2
[usually
sing.] (informal) a person or thing that people do not find
interesting, attractive or sexually exciting AA ( M♦ ). (M
A (
♦
) ; 3I7^2'I4$;WA ( ^ctJ ) : The city's
crime rate is a serious turn-off to potential investors.
0 I find beards a real
turn-off.
‘turn-on
noun [usually sing.] (informal) a person or thing that people find sexually exciting )
turn-out /'t3:naut; NAmE 't3:rn-/ noun [C, usually sing., U]
1
the number of people who attend a particular event
. f’J Tf] A ffc : This
year's festival attracted a record turnout. 0 >$31
2
the number of people who vote in a particular election
$ M A Wi: a highAow/poor turnout # jjp ® M
! fk'X I %%7tYc 0 a 60% turnout of voters
*
60%
turn-over /'t3:nauva(r); NAmE 't3:rnou-/ noun 1 [c, usually
sing., U] - (of sth) the total amount of goods or services sold
by a company during a particular period of time ( — ^frt$]|A|$J ) K: an annual
turnover of $75 million * 7 500 77 AW ¥ HA 3® 0 a
fall in turnover H7MWTPI 2 [sing.] ~ (of sb) the rate at which employees leave a
company and are replaced by other people A^3£M^; a high turnover
of staff WA 3 [sing.] - (of sth) the rate at
which goods are sold in a shop/store and
replaced by others ( iW/SW ) a
fast turn
over of stock 'l& ft 1$ # ^ jUl ft 4 [C] a small pie in the shape of a triangle or half
a circle, filled with fruit or jam EL mm, )
turn-pike /'t3:npaik; NAmE 't3:rn-/ (also pike) (both NAmE) noun a wide road, where traffic can travel
fast for long distances and that drivers must pay a toll to use
turn-round /'t3:nraund; NAmE 't3:rn-/ noun [BrE) = TURNAROUND
'turn
signal noun [NAmE) =
indicator(3) turn-stile /'t3:nstail; NAmE 't3:rn-/ noun a gate at the entrance to a public building, stadium, etc. that turns in a circle
when pushed, allowing one person to go through at a time M&mH
(
APi) — picture o stile
turn-table /'t3:nteibl;
NAmE 't3:rn-/ noun 1 the round surface on a record player that you place the record
on to be played ( ift fll _t 1$ ) Pg # 2 a large round
surface that is able to move in a circle and onto which a railway/railroad
engine is driven in order to turn it to go in the opposite direction ( ) f^ o\ tifeXfk
'turn-up noun [BrE) 1 [NAmE cuff) [C] the bottom of the
leg of a pair of trousers/pants that has been folded over on the outside ( WBtf)
) 2 [sing.]
[informal) something
surprising or unexpected that happens ^ # W ^; M W. A fij ^; He actually offered to
help? That's a turn-up for the books! fife lit
tt? miai
tur
pen tine /'t3:p0ntain;
NAmE 't3:rp-/ (also informal turps /t3:ps; NAmE t3:rps/) noun [U] a clear liquid with a strong smell, used
especially for making paint thinner and for cleaning paint from brushes and
clothes fela;
mm
turpitude /'t3:pitju:d; NAmE 't3:rpatu:d/ noun [U] (formal) very immoral behaviour M IP ; M M
HTO WICKEDNESS
tur-quoise /'t3:kwoiz; NAmE 't3:rk-/ noun 1 [C, U] a blue or greenish-blue semi-precious stone jft A : a
turquoise brooch ^ W I&J £f 2 [U] a greenish-blue colour ft; # 0ft ►
tur-quoise adj.: a turquoise
dress 0ftWftA®
tur-ret /'tArat; NAmE 't3:rat/ noun 1 a small tower on top of a wall or
building, especially a castle ( Afa^i! W ) — picture
o page R13 2 a small metal
tower on a ship, plane or tank that can usually turn around and
from which guns are fired ( Af/lfiJc
tur-ret-ed /'tAratid; NAmE 't3:r-/ adj. [usually before noun] having one or more
turrets
tur-tle
/'t3:tl; NAmE 't3:rtl/ noun 1 [NAmE also 'sea turtle) a large reptile with a hard round shell, that
lives in the sea il 2 [NAmE, informal) any reptile with a large shell, for example a tortoise or terrapin [
ft ) ft; Kft; 7jcft; —picture o page
R2 9 VSm turn 'turtle (of a boat j|&) to turn over completely while sailing ( ^ ) MM,
IS
'turtle dove noun a wild dove (= a type of bird) with a pleasant
soft call, thought to be a very loving bird M.%% turtle-neck/'t3:tlnek; NAmE't3:rtl-/ noun 1 (also .turtleneck 'sweater) a sweater with a high part fitting closely
around the neck 2 [NAmE) =
polo
neck
turves pi. of turf
tusk /tAsk/ noun either of the long curved teeth that stick out of the
mouth of elephants and some other
animals ( ) -]£5f — picture o seal,
page R28 — see
also ivory(I) tus sle /'tAsl/ noun, verb
m noun - (for/over sth) a short struggle, fight or argument especially in
order to get sth ( Ajf A
7 #- H #1 pm ) : He was injured during a
tussle for the ball. E> note at fight
■
verb [V] to fight or compete
with sb/sth, especially in order to get sth #-4 ( Ate ) : The
children were tussling with one another for the
ball. i£7
tussock /'tAsak/ noun a small area of grass that is longer and thicker than
the grass around it (
MirS (ft ) tus-socky adj.: tussocky grass &
tut /tAt/ (also ,tut-'tut) exclamation, noun used as the written or spoken way of
showing the sound that people make when they disapprove of sth (
Pi§, figni:
Tut-tut,
I expected
better of you. ng ffg, 0
tut-tuts
of
disapproval A Jr] .H ^ P ►tut (also , tut-'tut) verb (-tt-): [V] He tut-tutted under his breath. jlk^AD[llli.|Jfo
tutee
/tjui'ti:;
NAmE tu:-/ noun a person who is taught or given advice by
a tutor ^ie
tu tel age /'tju:t0lid3; NAmE 'tu:-/ noun [U] [formal) 1 the teaching and instruction that one
person gives to another ft If; H771 tuition 2 the state of
being protected or controlled by another
person, organization or country ( A,
Jtlf: parental tutelage tutor /'tjuita(r); NAmE 'tu:-/ noun, verb m noun 1 a private teacher, especially one who
teaches an individual student or a very small group