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[təːnd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of an ankle) twisted or sprained
(e.g: the threat of a turned ankle was something they cared nothing about)
- (of earth) ploughed or dug, so as to bring the underparts to the surface
(e.g: the smell of turned earth and burning leaves)
- (of a wooden object) shaped on a lathe
(e.g: a small table with turned legs made from poplar)
- (of a phrase or verse) expressed in a specified manner
(e.g: the carefully turned words of great writers)
- (of a type or letter) printed or set upside down
(e.g: a possible turned letter in cunning/cunuing)
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