turn
verb [T] (WOOD) /tɜːn/
/tɝːn/ specializedDefinition
› to shape a piece of wood while it is fixed to a machine that spins it: a turned bowlCarpentry and joinery
(Definition of turn verb (WOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beading noun
- bevel noun
- bevel verb
- bevelled adjective
- cabinetmaker noun
- finish verb (WOOD)
- fretsaw noun
- gimlet noun (TOOL)
- jigsaw noun (TOOL)
- joinery noun
- mitre noun (WOOD JOINT)
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- plane verb
- prime verb
- sand verb
- sawdust noun
- shelve verb (SHELF)
- tenon noun
- whittle verb
- woodwork noun (ACTIVITY)
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