Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A branch of a road or path leading away from a main thoroughfare, especially an exit on a highway.
- noun The act or an instance of turning off.
- noun One that is distasteful.
- noun Something that causes loss of interest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
road orpath thatbranches off from a main one - noun A
distasteful oruninteresting event
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something causing antagonism or loss of interest
- noun a side road where you can turn off
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Examples
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Also a turnoff is the implied negativity aimed at Catholicism and the praise of witchcraft.
Reader reviews of Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. 1999
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The rest of the trip between Villa Union just outside Mazatlan and the San Blas turnoff is new one lane cuota - it makes the trip so much easier.
Hwy 15 2009
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This looks great, but the main turnoff for me is you can't speak next to it and make the robot voice as you can with conventional fans.
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This looks great, but the main turnoff for me is you can't speak next to it and make the robot voice as you can with conventional fans.
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The rest of the trip between Villa Union just outside Mazatlan and the San Blas turnoff is new one lane cuota - it makes the trip so much easier.
Hwy 15 2009
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The rest of the trip between Villa Union just outside Mazatlan and the San Blas turnoff is new one lane cuota - it makes the trip so much easier.
Hwy 15 2009
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The rest of the trip between Villa Union just outside Mazatlan and the San Blas turnoff is new one lane cuota - it makes the trip so much easier.
Hwy 15 2009
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I agree with your points absolutely – my biggest turnoff is definitely streaming video and audio, and I never read black blogs.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » 5 Things That Make Me Stop Reading Websites & Blogs 2009
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No offense to the potentially lovely people of New Mexico, but when Santa Fe is described as being one of the art centers of the United States, I was expecting something a bit more like North Beach and a bit less like any random turnoff from the 10 East, once you pass the Sierras.
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The road is between the Paricutin turnoff and Paracho and paved all the way.
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