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PRONUNCIATION OF TURPS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURPS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turps is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turps

Turps may refer to several things, primarily paint solvents: ▪ Turpentine, or wood turpentine, the organic solvent derived from tree resin; it is a traditional solvent used by painters ▪ White spirit, which is a petroleum-based replacement for the vegetable-based organic solvent turpentine ▪ Transurethral resection of the prostate, a surgical procedure to perform a prostatectomy ▪ Australian slang for alcoholic beverages, as in "on the turps" ▪ Ian Turpie, Australian television celebrity...

Definition of turps in the English dictionary

The definition of turps in the dictionary is alcoholic drink, esp beer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURPS


Cleethorpes
ˈkliːθɔːps
corpse
kɔːps
creeps
kriːps
incorpse
ɪnˈkɔːps
Jeeps
dʒiːps
keeps
kiːps
paratroops
ˈpærəˌtruːps
peeps
piːps
Pepys
piːps
SERPS
sɜːps
stirps
stɜːps
troops
truːps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURPS

turophile
TURP
turpentine
turpentine substitute
turpentine tree
turpentiny
turpeth
Turpin
turpitude
turquoise
turret
turret gun
turret lathe
turreted
turrical
turriculate
turriculated
turtle
turtle soup

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURPS

army corps
cadet corps
Camel Corps
canine corps
corps
diplomatic corps
esprit de corps
Eurocorps
Intelligence Corps
Job Corps
Officers´ Training Corps
Ordnance Corps
Peace Corps
press corps
rps

Synonyms and antonyms of turps in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turps» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURPS

Find out the translation of turps to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turps from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turps» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

松节油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turps
570 millions of speakers

English

turps
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

turps
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

turps
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Turps
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turps
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

turps
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

essence de térébenthine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turps
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Terpentin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルコール飲料
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

turps
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turps
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

turps
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

turps
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्प्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

neft yağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turps
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

terpeny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Turps
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turps
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

turps
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terpentyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

turps
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turps
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turps

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURPS»

The term «turps» is regularly used and occupies the 74.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURPS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «turps» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «turps» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turps

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURPS»

Discover the use of turps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turps and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Atheism: A Philosophical Justification
(40) There are 10" turps of evil (the amount of evil that exists in the world) does not disconfirm either (37) All the evil in the world is broadly moral evil; and every world that God could have actualized, and that contains as much evil as the actual ...
Michael Martin, 1992
2
Popular Mechanics
Contrary to popular opinion, turpentine (turps) is never actually used by manufacturers in formulating paint. One reason is that turpentine is more expensive than the other available solvents. However, there are also other technical reasons why ...
3
Architectural Building Construction
Turps. The only solvent in very general use for good work is "oil of turpentine" ( C10H16), commonly called "turps". Substitutes prepared from mineral oils — chiefly petroleum — have been employed, but are not so successful. Turps evaporates ...
Wr Jaggard, 1937
4
Spirit Varnishes Technology Handbook (with Testing and Analysis)
Besides water the still contains dry products, which boil at 220° C. (428°F), the tension of the vapour of which can be neglected at the temperature at which the mixture of turps and water distils. The vapour tensions in Table 2 may be ...
H. Panda, 2011
5
The God Beyond Belief: In Defence of William Rowe's ...
Worlds in which God permits anything less than, or anything more than, 385 turps of evil will not allow for the achievement of his purposes. Therefore, only worlds in which God permits 385 turps of evil are ones in which his purposes can be ...
Nick Trakakis, 2006
6
Sixteen Inches on Center
When girls say turps For turpentine It rubs me the wrong way. I'm jealous they had it better With their fathers than I did with mine. Their fathers shared the lingo Turps for turpentine. Shortcuts for washing A soaked paint brush. Girls who learned ...
Anthony Buccino
7
Textbook of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Second Edition
Mebust et al. retrospectively reviewed 3885 TURPs and found that 35% produced less than or equal to 10g of resected tissue, 65% less than or equal to 20g, and 80% less than or equal to 30g.10 Thus, based on these criteria, many of the ...
Roger S. Kirby, John D. McConnell, John M. Fitzpatrick, 2004
8
The Analytic Theist: An Alvin Plantinga Reader
The objector claims, therefore, that (1) is improbable or unlikely, given (2) There are 10' 3 turps of evil where the turp is the basic unit of evil — equal, as you may have guessed, to i/io13 (the evil in the actual world). Suppose we stipulate for ...
Alvin Plantinga, James F. Sennett, 1998
9
First Steps Painting Oils
It is available through Natural Choice. Be sure to order the Livos thinner, not Livos citrus thinner. The citrus thinner is too strong. Since I have been painting for quite a while, I am in the habit of referring to any thinner as "turps" and will do so  ...
Louise Demore, 1996
10
I/EC: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
.45 .00 .00 .00 .00 .30 .00 .30 .00 .05 .00 .00 .30 .00 .30 .30 £1.31. '1 A.M. I' N P.M. H 'I “ Charge N0. 35——.\lay 13. 1911. 20 lbs. wood. Inside. Outside. Fire started Turps. started . . . . . . . . 344° 459° 363 473 ' 19 >5 ozs. 405 490 turps. 415 483 ...
‎1912

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turps is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aaron Hall, Karmichael Hunt and Jack Hutchins celebrate a win in …
“One group is out on the turps and the other group are in bloody bible class. There's a God squad on one half of the changerooms, they go to bible readings and ... «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»
2
Seaweed, frankincense, turps: is there anything you can't put in gin?
Ever sipped a potion of angelica, orris root, coriander seed and cardamom? You probably have, without realising it, as these are some of the common botanicals ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
The Yogscast live experience to debut at the Gadget Show Live
Yogscast members Sjin, Duncan, Hannah, Kim, Hat Films and Turps will be on the show floor from 2pm at the Yogscast stand meeting fans and signing ... «Gamasutra, Mar 15»
4
Richard Diebenkorn: A First Hand Recollection By British Artist Colin …
Colin is a well respected writer on Art and has been a Harkness fellow to Yale University. He is currently an Associate Editor of Turps Banana Painting Magazine ... «ArtLyst, Mar 15»
5
Townsville Council worker attempted to poison homeless people
Neville Douglas Welsh, 65, was accused of deliberately leaving iced coffee bottles filled with methylated spirits, detergent, mineral turps and weed killer around ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
6
Inside the Yogscast, Britain's biggest gaming channel
But, as the Yogscast's CEO Mark Turpin (see video above), or "Turps", points out, “video is the best way to find out about a video game – to watch it being played ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
7
Mark Holden's 'Dancing With The Stars' Clown Meltdown Is Not A …
... legal practitioner, has this morning apologised for his behaviour, telling a breakfast radio station that while he was "feeling ashamed" he wasn't "on the turps. «Pedestrian TV, Oct 14»
8
Czech man told he is facing eight-year sentence over Dovecot …
He then threw his firebomb, made by pouring turps into a vinegar bottle, but it didn't go off. Lakatos threatened to shoot police, adding: “Get out of my garden or I ... «Liverpool Echo, Oct 14»
9
The renegade art school proving that painting is not dead
Yet the exciting thing about Turps art school is that it not run by stuckists or the Prince of Wales. It is a venture by painters who are at home in contemporary art. «The Guardian, Sep 14»
10
Jackson County Sheriff's Department mugs, crime reports for March 24
25317 Turps Drive, Moss Point, Kyle Davidson reported a burglary. 2313 West Park Drive, Gautier, Tina Towne was arrested on a Justice Court warrant. «Mississippi Press, Mar 14»

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