Definition of 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':
on the same page	Definitions include: in agreement.
page in	Definitions include: A synonym of "swap in".
page out	Definitions include: A synonym of "swap out".
Other terms relating to 'turn':
(one's) turn in the barrel	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.
ring and turn	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.
turn a blind eye	Definitions include: to ignore a misdeed.
turn flip	Definitions include: of a female, to become promiscuous or to become a prostitute.
turn in	Definitions include: to go to bed.
turn inside out	Definitions include: to search very thoroughly.
turn into lasagna	Definitions include: the destruction of the human body by explosion, heavy fire or similar trauma.
turn-key	Definitions include: fully equipped and ready to go.
turn loose	Definitions include: to let a person have free reign.
turn off	Definitions include: something one finds sexually repulsive.
turn on	Definitions include: something one finds sexually exciting.
turn (one's) back on	Definitions include: to no longer give attention to.
turn on the waterworks	Definitions include: to cry, especially for effect.
turn on to	Definitions include: See turn on.
turn over	Definitions include: to rob.
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