📖 Definitions of "Twists"
noun
- 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.
verb
- 1
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- 2
To join together by twining one part around another.
- 3
To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- 4
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Twists"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bendnoun | (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
| whirlnoun | (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. |
| windingnoun | gerund of wind |
| wricknoun | A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back |
| writheverb | (intransitive) To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted. |
| wrenchnoun | A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. |
| pullverb | (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| braidnoun | (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids. |
| turnverb | To make a non-linear physical movement. |
| squirmverb | (intransitive) To twist one's body with snakelike motions. |
| wriggleverb | (intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm. |
| sprainnoun | The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining |
| plaitnoun | A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. |
| wrestleverb | (intransitive) To grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat. |
| convoluteverb | (transitive) To make unnecessarily complex. |
| tressnoun | A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet. |
| turn of eventsnoun | (idiomatic) A deviation from the expected course of events. |
| constructionnoun | The process of constructing. |
| devicenoun | Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. |
| distortverb | (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert. |
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