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Definition: Turner |
TurnerNoun1. United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831). 2. United States endocrinologist (1892-1970). 3. English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851). 4. United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951). 5. A tumbler who is a member of a turnverein. 6. A lathe operator. 7. Cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Turner" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1812. (references) |
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Biographical Satire | TURNER, J. M. W., an English painter whose paint exploded on canvas. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Occupations | Turns articles, such as clothing, clothing parts, coin purse linings, stuffed toy shells, or textile bags, right side out, according to one of following methods: (1) Pulls article or part downward over lower vertical rod of holding device and folds end of article or part over end of rod. Depresses pedal that closes jaws of holding device and pulls article upward, over upper rod, to reverse it. Releases pedal and removes article from upper rod. (2) Places end or edge of article over rod or form and draws rest of article downward over rod or form to reverse it. (3) Slides article over pipe and pushes end of article through pipe, using rod. (4) Reverses article by hand. May clip loose threads and thread between chain-sewn articles, using scissors. May turn bags over form equipped with blade to cut thread between chain-sewn bags. May insert gathering string into hem of bags, using needle. May turn garments having closed portions, using air-activated suction tube. May be designated according to article or part turned as Belt Turner (garment); Collar Turner (garment); Cuff Turner (knitting); Hose Turner (knitting); Inverter-And-Clipper (leather prod.); Necktie Turner (garment); Reverser (tex. prod., nec). (references) |
| Sets up and operates stonecutting lathe to turn and shape blocks of stone, such as limestone, marble, granite, and sandstone to form columns, pillars, balusters, and other cylindrical building and monumental work: Mounts block of stone between centers of lathe, using hoist. Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR (any industry) 921.663-010 to position stone in lathe. Adjusts roughing tool or grinding wheel on carriage and starts machine. Opens water valve and feeds tool or grinding wheel against and along length of rotating stone. Removes roughing tool or wheel and installs finishing tools, using handtools. Measures stone to ensure cutting to specified dimension and contour, using caliper. May knock off corners of rough stone with hammer. May cut intricate designs in stone, using special tools. May sharpen cutting tools. May operate lathe to polish stone objects and be designated Stone-Lathe Polisher (stonework). (references) | |
| Tends machine that cuts bowl of smoking pipe from briar block or corncobs and bores hole in bowl: Examines corncobs for chipped edges and cracks and discards defective corncobs. Places block or corncob between machine clamps and moves controls to tighten them. Depresses pedal or moves lever to move block against chucking and coring head that cuts bowl from block and bores hole in briar or corncob bowl. Presses button or pulls lever to release clamps and places bowl in box. May tend machine that automatically saws pipe bowl shanks to specified length, bores holes in shanks, bores airholes in pipe bowls, and inserts metal sleeves in shank holes. May change cutting and boring tool, according to size of bowl, using wrench. May place corncob blanks into feeder that feeds blanks into machine that automatically bores hole in blank. May bore bowls of corncob pipes and be designated Cob Borer (fabrication, nec). (references) | |
| Performs any combination of following tasks involved in fabricating sewer or conduit clay pipe: Bends green pipe emerging from press to specified angle. Trims pipe socket edges, using hand or automatic trimmer. Lifts and places pipe on pallet board, wagon, or rack, using overhead hoist or pipe turner. Coats pipe socket with grease, oil, or water to prevent premature drying, using sponge or leather smoother. Sprays inside of pipe with glaze, using spray gun. Places kiln furniture and fittings on pipe to prepare pipe for firing. Moves kiln cars along tracks, using car pulley. Cleans machines, presses, and working area, using broom, shovel, and wheelbarrow. Changes press dies, using sledges, bars, and handtools. (references) | |
| Tends machines that turn textile bags right side out by either of following methods: (1) Pulls bag over flattened end of pneumatic pipe. Turns valve to start air suction that turns bag. Drops bag between rollers that convey bag to next process. (2) Turns crank to expand or contract jaws and horizontal sticks of machine according to width of bag. Starts machine and pulls open end of bag over jaws of machine that hold bag open while reciprocating sticks invert bag through open end. May straighten and stack turned bags. May be designated according to type of machine tended as Air-Turning-Machine Feeder (tex. prod., nec); Horizontal-Stick-Turning-Machine Operator (tex. prod., nec). (references) | |
| Tends machine that turns circular knitted cloth (knit tubing) inside out and winds cloth into rolls: Pulls end of cloth through turning pipe (slotted metal form). Opens and pulls end of cloth over turning pipe and circular spreader. Inserts turned end under feed rollers and laps end around $T3takeup roll.$T1 Shifts lever to activate feed and winding rollers. May mount roll of tubing on stand and remove turned rolls. (references) | |
| Reverses partially assembled footballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, punching bags, or ball gloves that are inside-out to bring edges of sewn seams inside and leather or plastic cover outside: Places specified areas of inside-out article on turning post and pulls part of article over post. Repositions article on post and repeats operation until article is completely reversed. (references) | |
| Shapes green (unfired) clayware, using lathe: Positions clayware on lathe, starts machine, and guides edge of handtool against revolving ware until clay object is trimmed to specified shape and size. May verify accuracy of shape and dimensions of object, using calipers and templates. (references) | |
| Rearranges containers of fruit stacked in tiers in ripening room to expose all fruit equally to room temperature during ripening period. May truck fruit in and out of ripening room. (references) | |
Personal Care & Hotels | A spatula used to flip over foods such as fried eggs and pancakes cooking in a pan and to remove them without breaking. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Turner."
Synonym: TurnerSynonym: food turner (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Turner |
| English words defined with "Turner": fish slice ♦ pancake turner ♦ spatula. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Turner": andesinite, auger-machine offbearer, AUTOMATIC STACKER ♦ Bird-Meertens Formalism ♦ COAL-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, combinator ♦ DATER ASSEMBLER, David Turner ♦ glove finisher, GLOVE FORMER, glove presser, glove turner and former ♦ KRC ♦ layer-off, list comprehension ♦ Miranda, ML Kit ♦ OFFBEARER, SEWER PIPE ♦ PILLOWCASE TURNER ♦ SHOE TURNER, S-K reduction machine, supercombinators. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Turner": Turnerite. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Turner" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (gymnast), Norwegian (gymnast). |
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Screenplays | So I said, 'Sister, please, anyone could have confused 'Hail Mary' with 'Proud Mary' and besides, I do a very good Tina Turner!' (Girls Just Want to Have Fun; writing credit: Amy Spies) A hooker cut to look like Lana Turner is still a hooker. (L.A. Confidential; writing credit: Brian Helgeland) Lana Turner didn't make it until after she died! (Girls on Top; writing credit: Dawn French; Jennifer Saunders) Turner! How do you know they'll print it? (Three Days of the Condor; writing credit: James Grady; Lorenzo Semple Jr.) In thirty years, these guys'll be writing game shows and I'll be the Preisdent of M-G-M, screwing Lana Turner. (Laughter on the 23rd Floor; writing credit: Neil Simon;) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Truck Turner (1974) El Periodista Turner (1967) Wanted: Jane Turner (1936) Lilly Turner (1933) The Turner Affair (2002) | |
Song Titles | Proud Mary (performing artist: Ike & Tina Turner) Prancing (performing artist: Icky (Ike Turner) Renrut) Stand By Me (performing artist: Spyder Turner) Better Be Good To Me (performing artist: Tina Turner) I Don't Wanna Fight (performing artist: Tina Turner) | |
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 | Shown is the Office of Cancer Investigations from Cambridge, Massachusetts who became part of the first NCI staff during the summer of 1939 shortly before moving into building 6 in october. Front (l-r): J. Trovato, D. Howard, R. Robin, T. Shovelton, R. O'Gara, D. Silverman, F. Linnell, J. Stasio, F. Turner (Medical Director). Center: M. Shear, H. Stewart, H. Grady, H. Andervont, E. Lorenz, J. Leiter, A. Perrault. Rear: F. Kennedy, W. McEheney, J. Hartwell, M. Shimkin, J. Murphy, W. Gately, H. Meyer. See also AR000174. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Dog sled trip up the 141st Meridian to the Arctic Ocean International Boundary Party under Assistant John H. Turner Traveled from Porcupine to Arctic Ocean and back in 18 days A round trip of over 400 miles --- lowest temperature was -50 Fahrenheit March 27 to April 14, 1890. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | John Grosvenor, Oxford. / Painted by T. Leeming. Engraved by C. Turner Warren. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Miss Lillian Turner, surgical care nurse, attends a bandaged child .... / PHS World Photos. Dr. Wise. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Senior U.S. commanders assembled for the formal ceremonies in which General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned the Capital city to the Republic of Korea Government, 29 September 1950. Those present are (from left to right, facing camera): Major General Oliver P. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, First Marine Division; Major General David G. Barr, U.S. Army, Commanding General, Seventh Infantry Division; Brigadier General Thomas J. Cushman, USMC, commanding forward echelon, First Marine Air Wing, and Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Far East. Photographed by Sgt. Ed Barnum, USMC. Credit: NAVY. |  | U.N. Command Delegates Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN (left), and Major General William K. Harrison, U.S. Army, walk to their helicopter after a conference session at Panmunjom, 7 May 1952. This was the date that Communist prisoners of war at Koje-do captured Brigadier General Francis Dodd, the POW camp commandant. MGen. Harrison relieved VAdm. Joy as Senior Delegate on 22 May 1952. Credit: NAVY. |
 | George Turner. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Terry Turner. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Monument on Beacon Hill, Boston / Sully, del. ; K. Turner, sc. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mrs. Jennie Mae Turner, welder at the Ingalls shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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 | Science fiction radio turner sound effect. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Ted Turner | If I only had a little humility I would be perfect. |
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Health | Seidel JS, Harmatz P, Visvesvara GS, Cohen A, Edwards J, Turner J. Successful treatment of primary amebic meningoencephalitis. (references) | |
Business | Some of the major American firms operating in the UAE are ABB Lummus Global, Brown and Root, CRSS, DMJM International, De Leuw Cather, Fluor Daniel, Foster Wheeler, International Bechtel, Leo Daly, several divisions of Parsons, Stone and Webster, Turner Steiner International. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Turner" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 97.75% of the time. "Turner" is used about 1,155 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 97.75% | 1,129 | 6,760 |
| Noun (singular) | 2.25% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,155 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Turner" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Turner | Last name | 152,000 | 44 |
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| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Turner, ME 2. Turner, MI (village, FIPS 80820) 3. Turner, MT 4. Turner, OR (city, FIPS 75150) |
Expressions using "Turner": David Turner ♦ food turner ♦ Francis Turner Palgrave ♦ Frederick Jackson Turner ♦ Henry Hubert Turner ♦ Joseph Mallord William Turner ♦ log turner ♦ nat Turner ♦ negative turner ♦ North Turner ♦ pancake turner ♦ Sir William Turner Walton ♦ Turner County ♦ Turner syndrome. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Turner": turner-directed, Turner-harvest-ramirez, Turner-Ullrich, Turner-warwick. | |
Ending with "Turner": page-turner. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
turner classic movie | 1,733 | falls ok turner | 114 |
tina turner | 1,340 | de syndrome turner | 114 |
turner syndrome | 733 | ike turner | 105 |
turner | 666 | turner hooch | 105 |
turner field | 615 | jessica turner | 97 |
turner network television | 511 | hal turner | 95 |
kathleen turner | 484 | south turner | 84 |
turner falls | 479 | bree turner | 81 |
turner construction | 265 | josh turner | 78 |
nat turner | 262 | tina turner lyrics | 78 |
ted turner | 243 | ike tina turner | 77 |
falls oklahoma turner | 236 | michael turner | 75 |
janine turner | 218 | trik turner | 74 |
outdoorsman turner | 181 | aiden turner | 74 |
lana turner | 165 | turner network | 70 |
turner broadcasting | 157 | classic turner | 69 |
turner movie classics | 145 | outdoors turner | 66 |
bachman turner overdrive | 142 | turner construction company | 61 |
the turner diary | 130 | turner whiting | 60 |
karri turner | 125 | anthea turner | 57 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Turner"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Rrahëse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الخراط المشتغل بالخراطة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | "имнастик, Стругар. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 特纳. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Soustružník (lathe hand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vender (reverser, turning equipment, turning machine), vendeapparat (lifting arm lever, returning mechanism, tilter, turning equipment, turning machine), skårvender (hay turner, swath turner, windrow turner), drejer (jolley/jigger machine minder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zwadkeerder (hay turner, swath turner, windrow turner), wendapparatuur (turning equipment, turning machine), metaaldraaier, keerder (turning equipment, turning machine), hooikeerder (hay maker, hay tedder, hay turner, swath turner, tedder, windrow turner), draaier (axis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | maltaiden kääntölaite (turning equipment, turning machine), kääntölaite (manipulator, positioner, rotating jig, turning equipment, turning machine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Tourneur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dreher (lathe operator), Drechsler (turners). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Τορνευτήσ, Τορναδόροσ, αναστροφέας κομμένων σειρών χόρτου (hay turner, swath turner, windrow turner), αναστροφέας λωρίδων χόρτου (hay turner, swath turner, windrow turner), τορναδόρος, Αθλητήσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ־תעמל. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Lapozó, Esztergályos (lather). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tornitore-meccanico, Tornitore, voltafieno (hay turner, swath turner, windrow turner), volta-andane (hay turner, swath turner, windrow turner), rivoltatore (turning equipment, turning machine), mescolatore (mixer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | rolteyr, deilleyder. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urnertay torneiro mecânico, torneiro (spinner), volteador (turning equipment, turning machine), virador-juntador de forquilhas inclinadas (hay turner, swath turner, windrow turner), ginasta (gymnast), aparelho que nas fábricas de maltagem permite virar os grãos que estão emgerminação (turning equipment, turning machine). (various references) Strungar. (various references) Токарь. (various references) tuairnear (a turner). (various references) tokar, strugar, strugač (scraper, xyster). (various references) Tornero. (various references) Svarvare. (various references) Tornacı, Döndüren, Beden Eğitimcisi. (various references) Токар, "імнаст, "ончар (Potter). (various references) thợ tiện. (various references) turniwr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Turner": turneries, turners, turnery. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Turner": returner. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Turner": returners. (additional references) | |
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"Turner" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Nurnberg, Purner, sturner, tarne, terne, Terner, Ternera, Teubner, torne, torner, Tornoe, Torver, Tournadre, tourner, tournet, trunker, Trutnov, tunear, turen, turer, turger, Turker, turnan, turne, turnen, turnier. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Turner" (pronounced ter"ner) |
| 4 | t er" n er | sterner. |
| 3 | -er" n er | burner, earner, learner. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: return. | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-r-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: rerun, truer, tuner. | |
-2 letters: rent, ruer, rune, runt, tern, true, tune, turn. | |
-3 letters: ern, err, net, nut, ret, rue, run, rut, ten, tun, urn. | |
-4 letters: en, er, et, ne, nu, re, un, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-r-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: current, grunter, nurture, returns, runtier, turners, turnery, untruer. | |
+2 letters: currents, grunters, intruder, nurtured, nurturer, nurtures, overturn, prurient, quartern, renature, restrung, returned, returnee, returner, reuniter, trouncer, trueborn, trundler, turnover, venturer. | |
+3 letters: burrstone, currently, decurrent, enrapture, excurrent, furniture, garniture, heartburn, incurrent, interrupt, intriguer, intruders, numerator, nurturers, occurrent, overburnt, overturns, prereturn, quarterns, raconteur, recontour, recounter, recurrent, renatured, renatures, rerouting, resurgent, retinular, returnees, returners, returning, reuniters, saunterer, thunderer, trouncers, trundlers, turneries, turnovers, uncurrent, undergirt, underpart, underrate, venturers. | |
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