Dictionary Entry
twist
twist is a 5-letter English word with 46 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 46 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- 2transitive verb
Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author.
- 3transitive verb
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.
- 4transitive verb
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- 5transitive verb
To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
- 6transitive verb
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.
- 7transitive verb
Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up.
- 8transitive verb
To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
- 9intransitive verb
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.
- 10intransitive verb
To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.
- 11noun
The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
- 12noun
The form given in twisting.
- 13noun
That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.
- 14noun
A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.
- 15noun
A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.
- 16noun
A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.
- 17noun
A roll of twisted dough, baked.
- 18noun
A little twisted roll of tobacco.
- 19noun
One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling.
- 20noun
A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
- 21noun
The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
- 22noun
A beverage made of brandy and gin.
- 23transitive verb
A twig.
- 24noun
any clever maneuver
"he would stoop to any device to win a point"
"it was a great sales gimmick"
- 25noun
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"
"it broke off after much twisting"
- 26noun
turning or twisting around (in place)
"with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
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- 27noun
the act of winding or twisting
"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
- 28noun
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"
- 29noun
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- 30noun
an interpretation of a text or action
"they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
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- 31noun
a jerky pulling movement
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- 32noun
an unforeseen development
"events suddenly took an awkward turn"
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- 33noun
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
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- 34noun
a circular segment of a curve
"a bend in the road"
"a crook in the path"
- 35noun
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- 36noun
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"
"he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
- 37verb
twist suddenly so as to sprain
"wrench one's ankle"
"The wrestler twisted his shoulder"
- 38verb
form into twists
"Twist the strips of dough"
- 39verb
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
"Don't twist my words"
Synonyms
- 40verb
turn in the opposite direction
"twist one's head"
- 41verb
form into a spiral shape
"The cord is all twisted"
- 42verb
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
"bend the rod"
"twist the dough into a braid"
- 43verb
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"
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- 44verb
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"
- 45verb
do the twist
- 46verb
extend in curves and turns
"The road winds around the lake"
"the path twisted through the forest"
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