Emily Dickinson Lexicon

turn (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE < L.]

1. Rotate; revolve; move round; have a circular motion.
2. Return; go back to.
3. Become; change into; transform as.
4. Avert; revert; deflect; draw back.
5. Come back; be delivered; be able to move towards.
6. Evict; dismiss; push away; forcibly remove.
7. Agonize; writhe; struggle; twist in pain; wrestle in the mind.
8. Spin; whirl; move like a wheel; cause to move in a circle; [fig.] present; introduce; exhibit; show off.
9. Fold over; mark by creasing.
10. Refer; remind; recollect; prompt to remember; change the opinion of.
11. Move; shift; [fig.] view; gaze on; look in a mirror at.
12. Miss; long for; pine after; desire to go back to.
13. Go back to; move back towards; direct steps again to.
14. Change; progress; revolve; move forward in time.
15. Look; gaze; focus; direct attention; shift awareness.
16. Reply; answer; respond.
17. Reverse; go back; move the other direction.
18. Phrase. “Turn away”: dismiss; reject; deny access; forbid entrance.
19. Phrase. “Turn out”: avoid; stay away.