turnabout
English
noun
Definitions
- The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction
- A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change one's change of mind or flip-flop
- A merry-go-round.
Etymology
Compound from English turn + English about.
Origin
English
about
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- about English
- about-face English
- aboutness English
- abouts English
- ampere-turn English
- beturn English
- cast about English
- counterturn English
- deturn English
- downturn English
- eastabout English
- gainturn English
- haulabout English
- hereabout English
- interturn English
- intraturn English
- inturn English
- kickabout English
- knockabout English
- layabout English
- midturn English
- misturn English
- multiturn English
- nearabout English
- nearabouts English
- outturn English
- overturn English
- preturn English
- raceabout English
- roundabout English
- runabout English
- stirabout English
- tearabout English
- thenabout English
- thereabout English
- tourabout English
- turn English
- turn out English
- turnability English
- turnable 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
- westabout English
- whenabout English
- whereabout English
- whirlabout English
- turn Finnish
- tornāre, torno Latin
- Törn German
- tourner French
- アバウト Japanese
- ターン Japanese
- tørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- tørne Norwegian Nynorsk
- be Old English
- būtan Old English
- on Old English
- ūtan Old English
- aboute Middle English
- turnen Middle English
- nabaut Tok Pisin
- tanim Tok Pisin
- turn
- about
- turnt
- turny
- deturn
- beturn
- inturn
- unturn
- upturn
- turner
- abouts
- turned
- outturn
- turnest
- misturn
- preturn
- turnery
- midturn
- turnkey
- turnout
- turneth
- turnboy
- turnoff
- turning
- runabout
- overturn
- downturn
- turncoat
- turncock
- turnspit
- layabout
- turn out
- turnskin
- turnsick
- turntail
- turnable
- turnback
- turndown
- gainturn
- turnshoe
- turnover
- tourabout
- tearabout
- turnround
- whenabout
- turnstile
- turnagain
- aboutness
- intraturn
- eastabout
- turntable
- stirabout
- underturn
- westabout
- haulabout
- turncloak
- kickabout
- multiturn
- turnscrew
- interturn
- nearabout
- thenabout
- turnwrest
- raceabout
- turnstone
- turnplate
- hereabout
- whirlabout
- thereabout
- turnbroach
- turnbuckle
- about-face
- roundabout
- whereabout
- cast about
- knockabout
- nearabouts
- turntippet
- counterturn
- turnability
- ampere-turn