Definition of TURNTABLE

turntable

Plural: turntables

Noun

  • a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
  • a revolving tray placed on a dining table
  • a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars
  • A circular rotating platform.
  • A circular rotating platform.
  • The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension), a record player.
  • A circular rotating platform.
  • A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.

Verb

  • To play (a record) using a turntable.
  • To rotate or turn around using, or as if using, a turntable.
  • To manipulate sound using turntables; to perform turntablism; to scratch

Origin / Etymology

From turn + table.

Synonyms

lazy Susan, ones and twos

Scrabble Score: 11

turntable: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
turntable: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
turntable: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

turntable: valid Words With Friends Word