Definition of twists Twists
/twɪˈsts/ - [twists] -
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Wiktionary 
- twists (Noun)
Plural of twist.
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| twist - a jerky pulling movement | ||
| wrench | ||
| motion, movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" | ||
| twist - turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" | ||
| turn | ||
| rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" | ||
| twist - social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist" | ||
| social dancing dancing as part of a social occasion | ||
| twist - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" | ||
| spin, twirl, twisting, whirl | ||
| rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" | ||
| pirouette (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) | ||
| twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair | ||
| braid, plait, tress | ||
| coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, coif the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | ||
| queue a braid of hair at the back of the head | ||
| twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" | ||
| wrench, pull | ||
| trauma, harm, hurt, injury an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects | ||
| twist - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" | ||
| bend, crook, turn | ||
| curved shape, curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | ||
| twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight | ||
| kink, twirl | ||
| plication, crease, crimp, flexure, bend, fold the act of folding in parallel folds | ||
| twist - an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" | ||
| turn, turn of events | ||
| development act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development" | ||
| twist - any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| device, gimmick | ||
| tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre an action aimed at evading an opponent | ||
| mnemonic a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall | ||
| twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself | ||
| eddy | ||
| current, stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" | ||
| twist - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" | ||
| construction | ||
| interpretation an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" | ||
| twist - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" | ||
| wind, winding | ||
| rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" | ||
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| twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" | ||
| twine, distort | ||
| untwist cause to become untwisted | ||
| change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form | ||
| wrench, wring twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" | ||
| contort, wring, distort, deform twist and press out of shape | ||
| entangle, mat, snarl, tangle twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" | ||
| enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, twine, lace spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" | ||
| spin prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" | ||
| interweave, weave interlace by or as if by weaving | ||
| twist - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" | ||
| sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick | ||
| wound, injure cause injuries or bodily harm to | ||
| twist - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" | ||
| twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate | ||
| denote, refer have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " | ||
| twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head" | ||
| turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" | ||
| crick twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck" | ||
| quirk twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" | ||
| curl, wave form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" | ||
| twist - form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough" | ||
| shape, form give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" | ||
| twist - do the twist | ||
| trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | ||
| twist - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| flex, bend, deform, turn | ||
| unbend release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" | ||
| change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form | ||
| dent, indent notch the edge of or make jagged | ||
| incurvate cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" | ||
| gnarl twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" | ||
| crank bend into the shape of a crank | ||
| convolve, convolute curl, wind, or twist together | ||
| twist - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" | ||
| writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| wrench twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" | ||
| twist - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" | ||
| wind, curve | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| circumvolute wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail | ||
| spiral form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain" | ||
| snake move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle" | ||
| 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; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" | ||
| wrench | ||
| pull strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" | ||
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Wiktionary
- twist (Noun)
A twisting force. - twist (Noun)
Anything twisted, or the act of twisting. - twist (Noun)
The form given in twisting. - twist (Noun)
The degree of stress or strain when twisted. - twist (Noun)
A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together. - twist (Noun)
A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc. - twist (Noun)
A sudden bend or short series of bends in a road, path, etc. - twist (Noun)
A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage. - twist (Noun)
An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc. - twist (Noun)
A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Wikipedia:Twist dance . - twist (Noun)
A rotation of the body when diving. - twist (Noun)
A sprain, especially to the ankle. - twist (Noun)
twig. - twist (Noun)
A girl, a woman. - twist (Noun)
A roll of twisted dough, baked. - twist (Noun)
A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together. - twist (Noun)
The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. - twist (Noun)
A beverage made of brandy and gin. - twist (Verb)
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc. , in opposite directions, often using force. - twist (Verb)
To join together by twining one part around another. - twist (Verb)
To turn a knob etc. - twist (Verb)
To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating. - twist (Verb)
To form a twist in any of the above noun meanings. - twist (Verb)
To injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction. - twist (Verb)
To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends. - twist (Verb)
To cause to rotate. - twist (Verb)
To dance the twist. - twist (Verb)
To coax. - twist (Verb)
In the game of blackjack pontoon or twenty-one, to be dealt another card.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- twist (v. t.)
To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve. - twist (v. t.)
Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author. - twist (v. t.)
To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft. - twist (v. t.)
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts. - twist (v. t.)
To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns. - twist (v. t.)
To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread. - twist (v. t.)
Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up. - twist (v. t.)
To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton. - twist (v. i.)
To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others. - twist (v. i.)
To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix. - twist (n.)
The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending. - twist (n.)
The form given in twisting. - twist (n.)
That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts. - twist (n.)
A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other. - twist (n.)
A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like. - twist (n.)
A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties. - twist (n.)
A roll of twisted dough, baked. - twist (n.)
A little twisted roll of tobacco. - twist (n.)
One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling. - twist (n.)
A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist. - twist (n.)
The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. - twist (n.)
A beverage made of brandy and gin. - twist (v. t.)
A twig.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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twist
An angle or sharp curve in the course of a road, river, etc. -
twist
To turn two ends of something in opposite directions. -
twist
To combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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twist
twist, v.t. to twine: to unite or form by winding together: to form from several threads: to encircle with something: to wreathe: to wind spirally: to turn from the true form or meaning: to fabricate, compose: to cause to move spirally, to bend: to wrest, wrench: to insinuate.—v.i. to be united by winding: to be bent, to move spirally: to revolve: to writhe.—n. that which is twisted: a cord: a single thread: manner of twisting: a contortion: a small roll of tobacco: a strong silk thread: (obs.) coarse cloth: a wrench, strain: a peculiar bent, perversion: (slang) a mixed drink, also an appetite for food.—adjs. Twist′able; Twist′ed.—n. Twīst′er, one who, or that which, twists: a whirling wind, a tornado: the inner part, of the thigh of a rider on horseback: a ball, as in cricket, billiards, &c., sent with a twist.—v.t. Twist′le (Scot.), to twist.—n. a wrench.—Twist of the wrist, the turning movement of the wrist in any work requiring dexterity, any quick action. [A.S. twist, a rope—twí-, two; Ger. zwist, discord.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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twist
This term is employed by gun-makers to express the inclination of a groove at any point, and is measured by the tangent of the angle made by the groove with the axis of the bore.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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twist
A mixture of half tea and half coffee; likewise brandy, beer, and eggs. A good twist; a good appetite. To twist it down apace; to eat heartily.
Wikipedia 
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dance
The Twist was a popular dance in the early 1960s. It became famous through a song of the same title, written by Hank Ballard. Ballard's version of the song was not a hit, but a cover version by Chubby Checker became an international hit, and sparked off a craze for the dance.
