英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
字典
Turko
(n.)
One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French
army, dressed as a Turk.
Turkois
(n. & a.)
Turquoise.
Turkoman
(n.)
Same as Turcoman.
Turkomans
(pl. )
of Turkoman
Turkos
(pl. )
of Turko
Turlupin
(n.)
One of the precursors of the Reformation; -- a nickname
corresponding to Lollard, etc.
Turm
(n.)
A troop; a company.
Turmaline
(n.)
See Tourmaline.
Turmeric
(n.)
An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger
family.
Turmeric
(n.)
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.
Turmeric
(a.)
Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained
from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation
of turmerol.
Turmerol
(n.)
Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow, oily substance extracted
from turmeric by ligroin.
Turmoil
(n.)
Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult;
disturbance; worrying confusion.
Turmoil
(v. t.)
To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.
Turmoil
(v. i.)
To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
Turmoiled
(imp. & p. p.)
of Turmoil
Turmoiling
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Turmoil
Turn
(v. t.)
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.
Turn
(v. t.)
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.
Turn
(v. t.)
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.