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Zigzag

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crookedNot straight; having one or more bends or angles.
cranknoun(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
zignoun(intransitive) To make such a turn.
zagnoun(intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.

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WordDefinition
zagnoun(intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.
zignoun(intransitive) To make such a turn.
crookedNot straight; having one or more bends or angles.
cranknoun(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
linenounA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
diagonalnoun(geometry) A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
wavenounA moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
loopnounA length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
anglenoun(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
curvenounA gentle bend, such as in a road.
reverse curvenounA curve to the left or right which immediately curves in the opposite direction, and which is basically S-shaped.
turnnounA change of direction or orientation.
arcingnounThe shape or motion of something that arcs.
ablinenounA line, typically a straight line, drawn through a set of experimental points on a graph
spiralnoun(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
crosslinenounA line that crosses other lines.
bendnounA curve.
desire linenounA path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.
trendnounA fad or fashion style.
coursenounA sequence of events.

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