Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"turn down the volume of a radio"
Derived:
lowering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
"The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 3
"They turned away hundreds of fans"
"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 4
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 5
"She spurned his advances"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
51
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution
Word Relationship Graph
Synonyms
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms