Thesaurus / right-about
other words for right-about
- angle
- change
- corner
- curve
- departure
- direction
- reversal
- round
- shift
- spin
- spiral
- swing
- trend
- twist
- wind
- about-face
- bend
- bias
- bow
- branch
- circle
- circuit
- circulation
- circumvolution
- cycle
- detour
- deviation
- drift
- flection
- flexure
- fork
- gyration
- gyre
- heading
- hook
- pirouette
- pivot
- quirk
- retroversion
- reverse
- reversion
- roll
- rotation
- tack
- tendency
- turnabout
- turning
- twisting
- wheel
- whirl
- winding
- yaw
- changeabout
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The consternation which ensued on the death of the Rowski, speedily sent all his camp-followers, army, &c. to the right-about.
BURLESQUESWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
She was in the act of giving me a smile and a nod when Mrs. Davis tugged her to the right-about.
A VIRGINIA SCOUTHUGH PENDEXTER
Steady, now; if they venture to attack us, we shall soon send them to the right-about.
ROGER WILLOUGHBYWILLIAM H. G. KINGSTON
The remembrance of her delicious personality sent incredulity to the right-about.
THE GAY ADVENTURERICHARD BIRD
We would soon make the survivors turn to the right-about; for I am pretty sure we should kill a couple at least.
THE YOUNG LLANEROW.H.G. KINGSTON
“Never mind, if they come nearer than we like, we must send them to the right-about,” observed Mr Tidey calmly.
WITH AXE AND RIFLEW.H.G. KINGSTON
Private Thomas Atkins was marched to a wall, ordered to right-about turn, and then (under the command of the Quartermaster) shot.
PUNCH 1893.07.29VARIOUS
So I call upon Boffin, before I say another word, to fetch him in and send him packing to the right-about.'
OUR MUTUAL FRIENDCHARLES DICKENS
Them Rothenburg tumbles to the right-about, and chases;—finds, on advancing, the Austrian Army totally unaware.
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA, VOL. XII. (OF XXI.)THOMAS CARLYLE
To drive them away is impossible; for each one sent to the right-about, ten would return to the attack.
INSECT ADVENTURESJ. HENRI FABRE
WORDS RELATED TO RIGHT-ABOUT
- about-face
- angle
- bend
- bias
- bow
- branch
- change
- changeabout
- circle
- circuit
- circulation
- circumvolution
- corner
- curve
- cycle
- departure
- detour
- deviation
- direction
- drift
- flection
- flexure
- fork
- gyration
- gyre
- heading
- hook
- pirouette
- pivot
- quirk
- retroversion
- reversal
- reverse
- reversion
- right-about
- roll
- rotation
- round
- shift
- spin
- spiral
- swing
- tack
- tendency
- trend
- turnabout
- turning
- twist
- twisting
- wheel
- whirl
- wind
- winding
- yaw
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.