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turns of twist
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twist — [twist] vt. [ME twisten < OE twist, a rope (in mæst twist, rope to stay a mast), akin to TWAIN, TWINE, ON tvistra, to separate, Ger zwist, a quarrel < IE * duis , apart < base * dwōu , TWO] 1. a) to wind (two or more threads or strands)… … English World dictionary
twist — I n. type of dance 1) to dance, do the twist act of twisting 2) to give smt. a twist unexpected turn 3) an ironic; strange, unusual twist interpretation 4) to give a (new) twist (to the news) approach, method 5) a new twist II v. 1) (D; tr.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
twist and turn — 1 : to curve or change direction often The road along the coast twists and turns. 2 : to move with twisting motions : to be restless and to change position often A little boy was twisting and turning [=moving a lot] in the seat behind me. • • •… … Useful english dictionary
twist|y — «TWIHS tee», adjective. full of twists and turns; winding: »a twisty road … Useful english dictionary
twist — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of twisting sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight ▪ quick, sharp ▪ wry ▪ ‘You re brave’ she said, with a wry twist of the mouth … Collocations dictionary
Twist ending — A twist ending or surprise ending is an unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction, and which often contains irony or causes the audience to reevaluate the narrative or characters. A twist ending is the conclusive form of plot twists.… … Wikipedia
twist — twist1 S3 [twıst] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(bend)¦ 3¦(wind)¦ 4¦(turn)¦ 5¦(road/river)¦ 6¦(words)¦ 7 twist your ankle/wrist/knee 8 twist and turn 9 twist somebody s arm ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; … Dictionary of contemporary English
twist — twist1 [ twıst ] verb ** ▸ 1 bend/turn out of shape ▸ 2 turn part of body ▸ 3 turn something in circle ▸ 4 wind something around something ▸ 5 have many bends ▸ 6 injure part of body ▸ 7 change meaning ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to force… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twist — [[t]twɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ twists, twisting, twisted 1) VERB If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions. [V n] Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried … English dictionary
twist — 1 verb 1 BEND (T) to bend and turn something several times, especially in order to make something or to tie it to something: twist sth into/around etc: She twisted the wire into the shape of a star. 2 MOVE (I) to turn a part of your body around… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
twist — I UK [twɪst] / US verb Word forms twist : present tense I/you/we/they twist he/she/it twists present participle twisting past tense twisted past participle twisted ** 1) a) [transitive] to force something out of its original shape by bending it… … English dictionary
