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- noun Plural form of
turner .
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Examples
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I'm totally getting a clip-on cupholder mounted on my "turners".
Hell in a Handbasket: More Disturbing Signs BikeSnobNYC 2009
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On the other had, I have friends who would make perfect 'turners'.
MelbourneHumanFemale 2009
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On the other had, I have friends who would make perfect 'turners'.
MelbourneHumanFemale 2009
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Neither the Sri Lankans Rangana Herath and Suraj Randiv nor Indian spinners such as Ravichandran Ashwin although very good and Pragyan Ojha ought to pose quite the threat that did Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman and to an extent Mohammad Hafeez on the slow, low turners produced in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Andy Flower must turn England batsmen into masters of spin | Mike Selvey 2012
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Either we climbed over the fence in those days, or we became turnstile turners for 50 cents.
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Child_lit has been discussing how books perceived as page turners (like The Hunger Games) don't get the respect they should, but I figure there's page-turners and then there's page-browsers -- James Patterson, I'm looking at you.
Get Your Factoids Straight Roger Sutton 2009
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Child_lit has been discussing how books perceived as page turners (like The Hunger Games) don't get the respect they should, but I figure there's page-turners and then there's page-browsers -- James Patterson, I'm looking at you.
Archive 2009-09-01 Roger Sutton 2009
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To get runs on the turners of the Indian subcontinent as well as the concrete of the Waca is the mark of a special batsman.
Darren Clarke may need to teach Rory McIlroy a bit about attitude | Kevin Mitchell 2011
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Bajaj blends in among the lobbyists and lawyers and government head-turners who populate his five downtown establishments.
Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj: Potentate of the D.C. plate Manuel Roig-Franzia 2011
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Think about how successful page turners use chapter endings to move the story forward.
Jennie Nash: The Making of a Novel: Chapter Endings Jennie Nash 2010
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