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Turnabout

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reversionnounThe action of returning to a former condition or practice.
reversenounOpposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
reversalnounA change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
turnaroundnounThe carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
flip-flopnoun(US, UK, Fiji) A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
change of mindnounA decision that rejects a previous decision in favor of something different.

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smallnounNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.

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turnaroundnounThe carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
reversalnounA change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
reversenounThe opposite of something.
change of mindnounA decision that rejects a previous decision in favor of something different.
reversionnounThe action of returning to a former condition or practice.
flip-flopnoun(US, UK, Fiji) A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
about-turnnounTotal reversal of opinion or attitude .
u-turnnounA turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
turnnounA change of direction or orientation.
swingnounThe act, or an instance, of swinging.
shiftnounA movement to do something, a beginning.
heel turnnoun(professional wrestling) A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain
counterturnnounA turn in the other direction; one of the turns of a zigzag.
turningverbThe act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
backflipnoun(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
change of tacknoun(idiomatic) A reversal of an opinion.
flip turnnounSynonym of tumble turn.
tumble turnnoun(swimming) A turn used to reverse the direction in which the person is swimming.
twistnounA twisting force.
left turnnoun(idiomatic) An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.

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