noun (n)

• the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  turn
  

  source: wordnet30
• act of changing in practice or custom(noun.act)

  Example:
  The law took many turnings over the years.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe(noun.object)

  source: wordnet30
• a movement in a new direction(noun.event)

  Example:
  The turning of the wind.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe(noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• the activity of shaping something on a lathe(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.(noun)

  source: webster1913