good turn
| Dictionary: good turn |
n.
An act or gesture that helps another person; a favor.
| Thesaurus: good turn |
noun
- A kindly act: favor, grace, indulgence, kindness, service. Archaic benefit. See help/harm/harmless.
| Idioms: good turn |
A favor, an act of good will, as in Pat did her a good turn by calling in a second surgeon. [First half of 1400s]
| WordNet: good turn |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a favor for someone
Synonym: turn
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 | disservice |
| One Good Turn (1955 Comedy Film) |
| one good turn deserves another (Idiom) |
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| Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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