turn vs return

turn and return both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turn	Yes	No	Yes	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, return is a hyponym of turn; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:

turn: a movement in a new direction
return: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

Other hyponyms of turn include reversal, turn around, swerve, yaw, gyration, revolution, rotation, coming back, volution.

As verbs, return is a hyponym of turn; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:

turn (noun)	return (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course	the act of going back to a prior location
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction	a coming to or returning home
taking a short walk out and back	getting something back again
a favor for someone	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
turning or twisting around (in place)	a reciprocal group action
a short performance that is part of a longer program	the act of someone appearing again
a movement in a new direction	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
an unforeseen development	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a circular segment of a curve	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

turn (verb)	return (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain	go back to a previous state
change to the contrary	be restored
go sour or spoil	go back to something earlier
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become	answer back
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
change color	pass down
become officially one year older	make a return
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to	give or supply
direct at someone	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel	return to a previous position; in mathematics
let (something) fall or spill from a container	bring back to the point of departure
alter the functioning or setting of	pay back
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form	return in kind
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow	give back
to change orientation or direction	be inherited by
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of	elect again
cause to move around or rotate
pass to the other side of
move around an axis or a center
to send or let go
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics