unturned
/' n't :nd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not turned, not moved, or not overturned: Describes something that has not been rotated, flipped, or moved from its original position or state.
- Not shaped on a lathe: In a specific context, it can refer to an object, like a piece of wood or metal, that has not been worked on or shaped by a turning lathe.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The archaeologists carefully excavated the site, leaving the large central stone unturned.
- He left the soil unturned in that corner of the garden.
- The carpenter used an unturned piece of oak for the project's base.
Advanced Usage
- "to leave no stone unturned": An idiom meaning to try every possible course of action in order to achieve something; to search everywhere or investigate every possibility thoroughly.
- The detectives left no stone unturned in their search for the missing evidence.
Variants and Related Words
- Overturned (adj): The opposite state; having been turned over or reversed.
- Upturned (adj): Turned or directed upward.
- Returned (adj): Having come or gone back to a place or condition. (Note: This is a different root verb but shares the "-turned" suffix pattern).
Synonyms
- Unmoved: Not having changed position.
- Undisturbed: Not interfered with; left in a state of calm.
- Unflipped: Not turned over (specific to the action of flipping).
Related Phrases
- Leave no stone unturned: (Idiom) To search with extreme thoroughness.
- She left no stone unturned while preparing for the final exam.
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not turned
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left no stone unturned
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