turning

Noun

• the activity of shaping something on a lathe

• the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

• a movement in a new direction
  • the turning of the wind
    

• a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

• act of changing in practice or custom
  • the law took many turnings over the years
    

• the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
  • he took a turn to the right