twists

Noun

• an unforeseen development
• an interpretation of a text or action
• any clever maneuver
• the act of rotating rapidly
• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
• a circular segment of a curve
• a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
• a jerky pulling movement
• a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
• social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
• the act of winding or twisting
• turning or twisting around (in place)
• plural of twist

Verb

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
• turn in the opposite direction
• form into a spiral shape
• form into twists
• extend in curves and turns
• do the 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
• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
• twist suddenly so as to sprain
• third-person singular simple present indicative of twist

Synonyms

bend, braid, construction, convolute, crook, curve, deform, device, distort, eddy, flex, gimmick, kink, pervert, plait, pull, rick, sophisticate, spin, sprain, squirm, tress, turn, turn of events, twine, twirl, twist, twist around, twisting, whirl, wind, winding, worm, wrench, wrestle, wrick, wriggle, writhe

Antonyms

unbend, untwist