Impulse and Turn

Impulse

Impulse noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: the universal, fundamental impulse of self-preservation

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Turn and impulse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a noun "Impulse".

Nearby Words: impulsive, impulsively, impulsion, impulsing, impulsed

Turn noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: an adventurous turn of mind that led him toward more physical activities like biking and skateboarding

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Impulse and turn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impulse" instead a noun "Turn".

Nearby Words: turned, turning

high	high impulse	high turn
full	full impulse	full turn
original	original impulse	original turn
initial	initial impulse	initial turn
Other adjectives: true, genuine, single, new, unexpected, extra, next, strange, sudden.

As the name implies, it activates a latent suicidal impulse, causing the victim to immediately turn their weapons upon themselves.

Source: Psychic-Assisted Suicide
Sirius can turn into a big, black dog because he's clever, loyal, and lacks impulse control.

Source: Animal Motifs
You live and work in the Town Of Mad Science, and your first impulse on finding a strange machine is to turn it on?

Source: Series / Eureka

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