Dictionary entry details
• TWIST (noun)
Meaning:
An unforeseen development
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
turn of events; twist; turn
Context example:
events suddenly took an awkward turn
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
development (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation)
Meaning:
An interpretation of a text or action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
twist; construction
Context example:
they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
interpretation (an explanation that results from interpreting something)
Meaning:
Any clever maneuver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
device; gimmick; twist
Context examples:
he would stoop to any device to win a point / it was a great sales gimmick / a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre (a move made to gain a tactical end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twist"):
mnemonic (a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall)
fast one; trick (a cunning or deceitful action or device)
Meaning:
The act of rotating rapidly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
spin; twirl; twisting; twist; whirl
Context examples:
he gave the crank a spin / it broke off after much twisting
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twist"):
pirouette ((ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet))
birling; logrolling (rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport))
Meaning:
A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
wrench; twist; pull
Context examples:
the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell / he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twist"):
sprain (a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments)
Meaning:
A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
twirl; kink; twist
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
bend; crease; crimp; flexure; fold; plication (an angular or rounded shape made by folding)
Meaning:
A circular segment of a curve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
bend; turn; crook; twist
Context examples:
a bend in the road / a crook in the path
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
curve; curved shape (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twist"):
bight (a bend or curve (especially in a coastline))
Meaning:
A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
eddy; twist
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
current; stream (a steady flow (usually from natural causes))
Meaning:
A jerky pulling movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
wrench; twist
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Meaning:
A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
braid; plait; tress; twist
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
coif; coiffure; hair style; hairdo; hairstyle (the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twist"):
queue (a braid of hair at the back of the head)
pigtail (a plait of braided hair)
Meaning:
Social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
they liked to dance the twist
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
Meaning:
The act of winding or twisting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
winding; wind; twist
Context example:
he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Meaning:
Turning or twisting around (in place)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
turn; twist
Context example:
with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
Hypernyms ("twist" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twist"):
twiddle (a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns)
• TWIST (verb)
Meaning:
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
writhe; wriggle; worm; twist; squirm; wrestle
Context examples:
The prisoner writhed in discomfort / The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twist"):
wrench (make a sudden twisting motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
twist; deform; bend; flex; turn
Context examples:
bend the rod / twist the dough into a braid / the strong man could turn an iron bar
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twist"):
convolute; convolve (curl, wind, or twist together)
crank (bend into the shape of a crank)
gnarl (twist into a state of deformity)
incurvate (cause to curve inward)
dent; indent (make a depression into)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Turn in the opposite direction
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
twist one's head
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twist"):
crick (twist (a body part) into a strained position)
quirk (twist or curve abruptly)
curl; wave (twist or roll into coils or ringlets)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Form into a spiral shape
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
distort; twist; twine
Context example:
The cord is all twisted
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twist"):
interweave; weave (interlace by or as it by weaving)
spin (work natural fibers into a thread)
enlace; entwine; interlace; intertwine; lace; twine (spin or twist together so as to form a cord)
entangle; mat; snarl; tangle (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass)
contort; deform; distort; wring (twist and press out of shape)
wrench; wring (twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
untwist (cause to become untwisted)
Meaning:
Form into twists
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Twist the strips of dough
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They twist the wire around the stick
Meaning:
Extend in curves and turns
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
curve; wind; twist
Context examples:
The road winds around the lake / the path twisted through the forest
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twist"):
circumvolute (wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail)
spiral (form a spiral)
snake (form a snake-like pattern)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Do the twist
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue twist
Meaning:
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wrench; twist
Context examples:
wrench a window off its hinges / wrench oneself free from somebody's grip / a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
pull (apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
twist around; sophisticate; pervert; convolute; twist
Context example:
Don't twist my words
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
denote; refer (have as a meaning)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Twist suddenly so as to sprain
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
sprain; wrick; rick; wrench; twist; turn
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "twist" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he twist his foot?
