Hypernyms for "turn"
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Hypernyms
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acquire
activity
age
aim
alter
appeal
change
change form
change of course
change of direction
change shape
change state
channel
channelise
channelize
color
colour
control
curve
curved shape
deform
development
direct
discolor
discolour
displace
division
do
duty period
favor
favour
form
get
get on
go
grow
injure
invoke
locomote
maturate
mature
metamorphose
modify
motion
move
movement
operate
part
perform
performance
public presentation
reorientation
rotary motion
rotation
section
send
senesce
shape
shift
take
take aim
till
train
transfer
transform
transmit
transmute
transport
travel
turn
walk
work shift
wound
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.