turnest

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A form of turn — To move about an axis through itself.

OriginEnglish turn ← Middle English turnen ← Old French torner →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of turn

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tórh₁nos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tórnos
  4. Ancient Greekτόρνος (tórnos)
  5. Latintornus
  6. Latintornō
  7. Proto-West Germanic*turnēn
  8. Old Englishturnian
  9. Latintornō
  10. Old Frenchtorner
  11. Middle Englishturnen
  12. Englishturn
  13. Englishturnest

From turn + -est.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

turnest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnest

MLA

“turnest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turnest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnest.

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