turnabout

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

Definition of turnabout

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
    “It is a fine dance, fast and intricate, with many turnabouts. The women's long black hair swirls as they turn; […]”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
    “It is a fine dance, fast and intricate, with many turnabouts. The women's long black hair swirls as they turn; […]”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse.
    “Any idea of how many transsexuals there are in America? About 10,000, some 1500 of whom have changed their sex by surgery. The male-to-female turnabout costs $3000-$5000, while the female-to-male process runs up to $12,000.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A three-point turn or any similar act of turning around, with the same outcome, regardless of how many repeated forward-reverse maneuvers it takes.
  5. (countable, uncountable)A merry-go-round.

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Etymology

From turn + about.

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