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- English Word Turkey Definition Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America.
- English Word Turkeys Definition of Turkey
- English Word Turkeys Definition Turkish.
- English Word Turkic Definition Turkish.
- English Word Turkis Definition Turquois.
- English Word Turkish Definition Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks.
- English Word Turkish Definition The language spoken by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey.
- English Word Turkism Definition Same as Turcism.
- English Word Turkle Definition A turtle.
- English Word Turko Definition One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French army, dressed as a Turk.
- English Word Turkois Definition Turquoise.
- English Word Turkoman Definition Same as Turcoman.
- English Word Turkomans Definition of Turkoman
- English Word Turkos Definition of Turko
- English Word Turlupin Definition One of the precursors of the Reformation; -- a nickname corresponding to Lollard, etc.
- English Word Turm Definition A troop; a company.
- English Word Turmaline Definition See Tourmaline.
- English Word Turmeric Definition An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.
- English Word Turmeric Definition The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test.
- English Word Turmeric Definition Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.
- English Word Turmerol Definition Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow, oily substance extracted from turmeric by ligroin.
- English Word Turmoil Definition Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.
- English Word Turmoil Definition To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.
- English Word Turmoil Definition To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
- English Word Turmoiled Definition of Turmoil
- English Word Turmoiling Definition of Turmoil
- English Word Turn Definition To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.
- English Word Turn Definition To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.
- English Word Turn Definition To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something.
- English Word Turn Definition To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote.