turf, n. sward, [sod], greensward; peat.
turmoil, n. [commotion], [uproar], [tumult], turbulence, [agitation].
turn, v. [revolve], [spin], gyrate, [rotate], [wheel], veer, [shift], swivel; deflect, inflect; [reverse], revert; divert, avert; invert; resort, [apply].
turn, n. [bend], [winding], [meander], [curve], detour, deflection, [crook], sweep; [favor], [kindness], [service], [accommodation].
turn aside. divert, avert, deflect, [parry].
turned away. averted.
turning, n. [rotation], [revolution], [spinning], gyration; eversion, extroversion; flexure, flexion, incurvation; [deviation], deflection; circumrotation.
turning, a. [revolving], [rotary], rotating, gyratory, [winding], circumrotary.
turning aside. averting, [deviation], [diversion], deflection, [parry].
turning back. retroversion, retroflexion.