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TURN ON: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TURN ON?

Need another word that means the same as “turn on”? Find 30 related words for “turn on” in this overview.

Associations of "Turn on" (30 Words)

anticlockwise(of a direction) opposite to the way in which the hands of a clock move round.
Stopcocks are opened by turning them anticlockwise.
bendBend a joint.
We cannot bend the rules even for Darren.
bentAn area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges.
A man of a religious bent.
crimpA small connecting piece for crimping wires or lines together.
Pliers will crimp wires together.
curveA pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter.
The parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve.
deviateA person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
The river was deviated to prevent flooding.
distortedAffected by electrical distortion.
His report gives a distorted view of the meeting.
flipThe act of flipping a coin.
Given those odds one might as well flip a coin.
garbleA garbled account or transmission.
Most readers assumed the word was a typographical garble.
kinkForm a curl curve or kink.
Take care to avoid kinking the wire.
pervertA person whose sexual behaviour is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable.
He was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
revolveConsider (something) repeatedly and from different angles.
Her mind revolved the possibilities.
rotateChange the position of (tyres) on a motor vehicle to distribute wear.
Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees.
rotationA transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin.
The manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation.
slewOf an electronic device undergo slewing.
I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van.
somersaultPerform a somersault or make a similar movement accidentally.
A backward somersault.
spinFish with a spinner.
Spiders spin a fine web.
spiralingIn the shape of a coil.
swerveChange or cause to change direction abruptly.
Do not make sudden swerves particularly around parked vehicles.
swivelTurn around a point or axis or on a swivel.
He swivelled in the chair.
twistA hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
Lets do the twist.
twisted(of a joint) injured by wrenching; sprained.
A man with a twisted mind.
veerA sudden change of direction.
An oil tanker that had veered off course.
warpedUsed especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture.
Warped wooden planks.
whirlMove or cause to move rapidly round and round.
The event was all part of the mad social whirl.
windMake a baby bring up wind after feeding by patting its back.
An easterly wind.
windingThe act of winding or twisting.
Our bedroom was at the top of a winding staircase.
wormScrew thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack.
It was unbearable that such a worm could be so successful.
wrenchTurn something especially a nut or bolt with a wrench.
It will be a real wrench to leave after eight years.
wrestForcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp.
Wrest power from the old government.
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