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Definition of Turn-on
1. Noun. Something causing excitement or stimulating interest.
Language type: Colloquialism
Derivative terms: Turn On, Turn On
Definition of Turn-on
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Something that attracts, gives pleasure, or encourages, especially sexually. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turn-on
Literary usage of Turn-on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Then in his turn on brave Agenor sprang 710 Pelides ; but Apollo suffer'd not
That glory to his arm, but snatch'd him up And wrapp'd him in thick mist, ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Wo can then turn on the force in the cove. Wheeler's cavalry will move on Wilder
so as to cover your right I shall be delighted ..."
3. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1911)
"It was shown at the trial that purposes and uses, and one in such building, taking
hold of an incandescent lamp in a reasonably prudent manner, to turn on ..."
4. Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties by Moisei Ostrogorski (1902)
"The greatness and the poverty of contemporary democracy turn on this distinction
between the two formulas. Through the mere fact of having realized material ..."
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