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twist
  1. A twisting force.
  2. Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
  3. The form given in twisting.
  4. The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
  5. A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
  6. A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
  7. A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.
  8. An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
  9. A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Wikipedia:Twist (dance)
  10. A rotation of the body when diving.
  11. A sprain, especially to the ankle.
  12. (obsolete) A twig.
  13. (slang) A girl, a woman.
  14. (obsolete) A roll of twisted dough, baked.
  15. A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.
  16. The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
  17. (obsolete, slang) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
  18. A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
  19. Synonyms:
  20. Examples:
    1. “With each curve and twist in the road, the headlights swung out across the expanse of cranberry beds and illuminated the dense forest of pine beyond.”
      “With a single twist of the screw cap, the seal is broken with an audible click.”
      “She grinned at him, teeth a blaring white against the dark twist of her lips.”
twister
  1. One who twists.
    1. One whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
  2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
  3. (colloquial) A tornado.
  4. (carpentry) A girder
  5. (dated) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
  6. (Britain, colloquial) A crook, a villain.
  7. The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “Watching silent twisters at a distance was far different from watching a giant roaring twister stalk them from less than three miles away.”
      “This tornado comes on the wake of a massive twister which struck the town of Jonesboro just a few hours ago.”
      “Their repertoire included folk and musical hall melodies about daily life ending with a fun tongue twister as a finale.”
twistification
  1. (archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
  2. (countable) A type of dance.
twisty
  1. Something that is twisty, such as a road
  2. A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion
twistgrip
  1. A handle (typically on a motorcycle) that is operated by twisting.
twistorian
  1. (derogatory) One who twists history to promote an agenda.
twistiness
twistability
  1. The quality of being twistable.
twistedness
  1. The quality of being twisted.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “What worries me is the sheer effrontery, the level of twistedness implicit in what he is doing.”
      “I needed to find a touch that was lighter, but also had the Dahl twistedness.”
      “And while I think Claes would be wise to continue to fear her wrath, instead of the cold-blooded killer she was painted to be, she turned out to be yet another victim of Emil's twistedness.”
twistie
  1. (glassblowing) Synonym of latticino
  2. Synonyms:
twisting
  1. gerund of twist
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I twisted my ankle during the soccer game, experiencing a painful twisting that left me unable to continue playing.”
twisties
  1. plural of twisty
  2. plural of twistie
  3. Examples:
    1. “So I have sent a few jars of that, along with ANZAC biscuits, twisties, minties and a good supply of magazines.”
      “Her hands reached in and closed around the toiletry kit that held her shampoo, conditioner, razors, hairspray, clips, twisties, soaps and other such items.”
      “On lonely twisties in upstate New York, the driver of a Porsche Boxster S surely found my unshakable Mini anything but cute.”
twistifications
  1. plural of twistification
twistorians
  1. plural of twistorian
twistgrips
  1. plural of twistgrip
twistings
twisters
  1. plural of twister
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The wind and rain intensified as they watched the deadly twisters move towards them.”
      “This tornado hit Furnace county, Nebraska, and it is one of 100 twisters that ravaged must of the Midwest over the weekend.”
      “Most other nations haven't been tracking twisters as long as the United States has, and their records are much less thorough, he notes.”
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