- page turner
- page turnern.any book, esp. a novel, which is so interesting, exciting, suspenseful, etc. that it draws the reader along, though it may be of little or no literary worth
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
page turner
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page turner — A book so interesting that you can t stop reading it is a page turner … The small dictionary of idiomes
page turner — n. any book, esp. a novel, which is so interesting, exciting, suspenseful, etc. that it draws the reader along, though it may be of little or no literary worth * * * … Universalium
page-turner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms page turner : singular page turner plural page turners informal a book that is very interesting or exciting … English dictionary
page-turner — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an entertaining book * * * ˈpage turner 7 [page turner] noun (informal) a book that is very exciting … Useful english dictionary
page-turner — page′ turn er n. cvb a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
page turner — /ˈpeɪdʒ tɜnə/ (say payj ternuh) noun 1. Music a person who turns the pages of sheet music so as to assist the performer. 2. a function on an ereader which allows for page turning. –page turning, noun …
page-turner — noun informal an exciting book. Derivatives page turning adjective … English new terms dictionary
page-turner — noun Date: 1972 an engrossing book or story … New Collegiate Dictionary
page-turner — /payj terr neuhr/, n. a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
page-turner — noun A written work, usually a novel, which is sufficiently interesting or suspenseful to keep the reader turning the pages … Wiktionary
