Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login / Register - It's free!

twists Definition

Cancel
Login to Create a ListRegister for Free!
twists
verb(twist)
twist suddenly so as to sprain
Synonyms: rick, sprain, turn, wrench, wrick,
Examples:
The wrestler twisted his shoulder.
twists
noun(twist)
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Synonyms: pull, wrench,
twists
verb(twist)
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Synonyms: bend, deform, flex, turn,
Examples:
Twist the dough into a braid.
twists
verb(twist)
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,
twists
verb(twist)
form into a spiral shape
Synonyms: distort, twine,
Antonyms: untwist,
Examples:
The cord is all twisted.
twists
noun(twist)
turning or twisting around (in place)
Synonyms: turn,
Examples:
With a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room.
twists
noun(twist)
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
Synonyms: eddy,
twists
noun(twist)
a circular segment of a curve
Synonyms: bend, crook, turn,
twists
noun(twist)
an interpretation of a text or action
Synonyms: construction,
twists
verb(twist)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Synonyms: squirm, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe,
twists
verb(twist)
extend in curves and turns
Synonyms: curve, wind,
Examples:
The path twisted through the forest.
twists
noun(twist)
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Synonyms: braid, plait, tress,
twists
noun(twist)
the act of winding or twisting
Synonyms: wind, winding,
twists
noun(twist)
a jerky pulling movement
Synonyms: wrench,
twists
noun(twist)
any clever maneuver
Synonyms: device, gimmick,
twists
noun(twist)
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Synonyms: kink, twirl,
twists
noun(twist)
an unforeseen development
Synonyms: turn, turn of events,
twists
verb(twist)
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Synonyms: convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist around,
Examples:
Don't twist my words.
twists
noun(twist)
the act of rotating rapidly
Synonyms: spin, twirl, twisting, whirl,
Examples:
It broke off after much twisting.
twists
verb(twist)
do the twist
twists
verb(twist)
form into twists
twists
noun(twist)
social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
Examples:
They liked to dance the twist.
twists
verb(twist)
turn in the opposite direction
Examples:
Twist one's head.

Words Related to twists!

kink, spin, wrench, whirl, gimmick, bend, turn, twirl, braid, convolute, plait, wriggle, winding, squirm, writhe, distort, sophisticate, wrestle, sprain, worm, eddy, pull, deform, device, pervert, wind, rick, tress, construction, turn of events, twist around, wrick, spins, turns, setbacks, warps, kinks, windings, tendrils, braids, revolves, rotates, pushes, laps, fluctuations, drawings, overturns, rounds, smart, runs, endings, cliffhangers, surprises, intrigue, coincidences, suspense, convolutions, denouement, bends, paradoxes, improbabilities, contrivances, intertwining, permutations, serpentine, undulations, bumps, sagas, tricks, storyline, arcs, rollercoaster, detours, curves, doglegs, switchback, sleights, ironies, oddities, plotline, shadings, mysteries, thrills, interweaving, riveting, madcap, whodunit, subplot, tweaks, contortions, angles, zigs, tangents, unpredictability, quirks, flourishes, gambits, tidbits, zany, pratfalls,

twists Examples by Brain Bank Users