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Definition of a page-turner

page-turner

noun

  • a good book.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

    Citation from "Atrocity exhibition", The National, Akiva Gottlieb, August 06 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 25 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'page':

Definitions include: in agreement.
Definitions include: A synonym of "swap in".
Definitions include: A synonym of "swap out".

Other terms relating to 'turn':

Definitions include: a dirty or unpleasant task that one must do since it is part of one's share of the work, and that others have taken their turn doing before them.
Definitions include: a style of high-volume bartending in which one rings up a customer for their purchase, and then turns to the next customer.
Definitions include: to ignore a misdeed.
Definitions include: of a female, to become promiscuous or to become a prostitute.
Definitions include: to go to bed.
Definitions include: to search very thoroughly.
Definitions include: the destruction of the human body by explosion, heavy fire or similar trauma.
Definitions include: fully equipped and ready to go.
Definitions include: to let a person have free reign.
Definitions include: something one finds sexually repulsive.
Definitions include: something one finds sexually exciting.
Definitions include: to no longer give attention to.
Definitions include: to cry, especially for effect.
Definitions include: See turn on.
Definitions include: to rob.

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