Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of turn
"The new roller coaster features three exciting turns before it reaches the final drop."
In plain English: Turns are times when it is your chance to do something instead of someone else.
"The number of turns on the steering wheel determined how sharply the car would change direction."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn
"The clock turns at exactly midnight every night without fail."
In plain English: To turn something means to move it so that it faces a different direction or rotates around its center.
"The road turns sharply to the left after the hill."
Turns is the third-person singular present form of the verb turn, which originates from Old English turnan. The root originally meant to twist or rotate something around an axis.