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Turnaround

noun
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.noun(sometimes derogatory) An emigrant heading west on the Oregon Trail who gave up and turned back to the east.
2.nounA section of honeycomb that is unfinished and returned to the hive.
3.nounThe act of turning to face in the other direction.
"The basketball player made a turnaround jump shot"
4.nounA reversal of policy.
5.nounThe time required to carry out a task.
"They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork."
6.nounA turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.
7.nounA series of sketches of a character as seen from different angles.
8.nounA cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
9.nounThe notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.
10.nounThe scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing.
11.nounA contractual provision by which, if the studio elects to abandon a film project, the producer has a limited period in which to sell it elsewhere.
12.nounPreparations for takeoff, such as loading and servicing.

Synonyms

turnaroundU-turnturnaboutturnroundreversalreversechange of mindreversionflip-flopturnaround timeturningabout-face

Rhymes With

profoundexpoundresoundrenownedsoundconfoundgroundrebound
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