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(n)
A curve.
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An act of whirling.
gerund of wind
A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back
(knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
(countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
A change of direction or orientation.
A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.
A wriggling movement.
The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
(v)
(transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
(idiomatic) A deviation from the expected course of events.
The process of constructing.
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
A trick or device used to attain some end.
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
(transitive) To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
A person who is sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”), or who has sophisticated tastes.
Rapid circular motion.
Any rotating movement; a spin.
A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
(colloquial) A tornado.
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.
(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
(intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
(chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
(adj)
undergoing physical rotation
The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
(transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
A misrepresentation of the truth.
That distorts.
(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.
A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
A surname from German.
Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
The act of swivelling.
A movement to do something, a beginning.
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
Subtlety or fine detail.
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
A slice, section or portion.
Something unexpected.
(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
A short written or spoken expression.
An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.
Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
(nautical) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
(Australia, British, Canada) Standard spelling of installment.
A short run, flight.
More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
(by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
A lodgepole pine or its wood.
(transitive) To influence or alter.
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
(intransitive) To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
A turning, twisting or spinning motion.
A winding, bending, or twisting.
A turning (rolling or revolving) motion.
(countable) A type of dance.
A whirling eddy.
twisting in an opposite direction
A wiggling movement.
An action or motion that warps or twists.
A handle (typically on a motorcycle) that is operated by twisting.
Synonym of hair twist.
A device that measures the response of skin to a torsional stimulus
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
A kind of knockout (partially punched opening) that can be removed by twisting.
The motion of something that twirls.
A sly glance; a leer.