twist
Noun
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is a type of: development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situationsame as: turn, turn of events
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is a type of: interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting somethingsame as: construction
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is a type of: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical endsubtypes:
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is a type of: rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axissubtypes:
- 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)
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is a type of: harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.subtypes: sprain - a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
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is a type of: curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changessubtypes: bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
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same as: eddy
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is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of somethingsame as: wrench
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is a type of: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
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is a type of: social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
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is a type of: rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis
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is a type of: rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axissubtypes: twiddle - a series of small (usually idle) twists or turnssame as: turn
Verb
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsubtypes: wrench - make a sudden twisting motion
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subtypes:
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is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
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subtypes:
- wrench, wring - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- contort, deform, distort, wring - twist and press out of shape
- entangle, mat, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine - spin, wind, or twist together
- spin - work natural fibers into a thread
- interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)subtypes:
- circumvolute - wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
- spiral - form a spiral
- snake - form a snake-like pattern
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is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
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is a type of: pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motionsame as: wrench
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- Events ("What?")
- Nouns denoting acts or actions
- Nouns denoting body parts
- Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- Nouns denoting natural events
- Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
- Physical Conditions
- Recreation and Sports
- Specific
- Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
- Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
- Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
- Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
- Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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