counterturn
English
noun
Definitions
- A turn in the other direction; one of the turns of a zigzag.
- The critical moment in a drama, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
Etymology
Prefix from English turn.
Origin
English
turn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ampere-turn English
- beturn English
- deturn English
- downturn English
- gainturn English
- interturn English
- intraturn English
- inturn English
- midturn English
- misturn English
- multiturn English
- outturn English
- overturn English
- preturn English
- turn English
- turn out English
- turnability English
- turnable English
- turnabout English
- turnagain English
- turnback English
- turnboy English
- turnbroach English
- turnbuckle English
- turncloak English
- turncoat English
- turncock English
- turndown English
- turned English
- turner English
- turnery English
- turnest English
- turneth English
- turning English
- turnkey English
- turnoff English
- turnout English
- turnover English
- turnplate English
- turnround English
- turnscrew English
- turnshoe English
- turnsick English
- turnskin English
- turnspit English
- turnstile English
- turnstone English
- turnt English
- turntable English
- turntail English
- turntippet English
- turnwrest English
- turny English
- underturn English
- unturn English
- upturn English
- turn Finnish
- tornāre, torno Latin
- Törn German
- tourner French
- ターン Japanese
- tørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- tørne Norwegian Nynorsk
- turnen Middle English
- tanim Tok Pisin
- turn
- turny
- turnt
- turned
- deturn
- turner
- beturn
- inturn
- unturn
- upturn
- turnoff
- preturn
- turnery
- turning
- outturn
- midturn
- turnkey
- turnest
- turnout
- turneth
- turnboy
- misturn
- turnspit
- turntail
- turnshoe
- turnable
- turnback
- turn out
- turnover
- turndown
- gainturn
- overturn
- downturn
- turncoat
- turnskin
- turnsick
- turncock
- turncloak
- turnwrest
- turnround
- turnstone
- multiturn
- turnplate
- turnstile
- turnagain
- turntable
- turnscrew
- intraturn
- interturn
- underturn
- turnabout
- turntippet
- turnbroach
- turnbuckle
- ampere-turn
- turnability