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Turned into, or reduced to, a village. [Obs.] W. Browne.

Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea.

The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy.

Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward. Milton.

Admitting no return; as, an irremeable way. [Obs.] Dryden.

Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine.

To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out; as, we know not how the cause will issue.

e who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled. Glad to turn itinerant, To stroll and teach from town to town. Hudibras.

A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack.

us animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.

Idle babbling; vain disputation. From which some, having swerved, have turned aside unto vain jangling. 1 Tim. i. 6.

A turn. [Only in phrase.] On the jar, on the turn, ajar, as a door.

s Christ. Jerusalem artichoke Etym: [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. -- Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular…

Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite. Jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin. -- Jew's mallow (Bot.), an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in I…

e so called from a popular negro song and dance, the refrain of which is "Wheel about and turn about and jump Jim Crow," produced in 1835 by T. D. Rice, a famous negro minstrel. [Slang, U. S.]

To move quickly, esp. with a sudden turn; hence, to dodge; to escape by a quick turn; --obs. or dial., except as a hunting term in pig-sticking.

To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage. And judges job, and bishops bite the town. Pope.

One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, politics, or intrigue.

oe Miller in whist circles, that there are only two reasons that can justify you in not returning trumps to your partner's lead; i. e., first, sudden illness; secondly, having none. Pole.

hake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt. To give them by turns an invisible jog. Swift.