TWIST

/twɪst/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 8

Definition

  1. verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling). — synonyms: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm
  2. verb cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form. — synonyms: flex, bend, deform, turn
  3. verb turn in the opposite direction.
  4. verb form into a spiral shape. — synonyms: twine, distort
  5. verb form into twists.
  6. verb extend in curves and turns. — synonyms: wind, curve
  7. verb do the twist.
  8. verb twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates. — synonyms: wrench
  9. verb practice sophistry. — synonyms: twist_around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
  10. verb twist suddenly so as to sprain. — synonyms: sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
  11. noun an unforeseen development. — synonyms: turn, turn_of_events
  12. noun an interpretation of a text or action. — synonyms: construction
  13. noun any clever maneuver. — synonyms: device, gimmick
  14. noun the act of rotating rapidly. — synonyms: spin, twirl, twisting, whirl
  15. noun a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments. — synonyms: wrench, pull
  16. noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. — synonyms: kink, twirl
  17. noun a circular segment of a curve. — synonyms: bend, crook, turn
  18. noun a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself. — synonyms: eddy
  19. noun a jerky pulling movement. — synonyms: wrench
  20. noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair. — synonyms: braid, plait, tress
  21. noun social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music.
  22. noun the act of winding or twisting. — synonyms: wind, winding
  23. noun turning or twisting around (in place). — synonyms: turn

Examples

  • “Damascus twist”
  • “a twist toward fanaticism”
  • “Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.”

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