twist
/twɪst/ noun B1- A twisting force.
- Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
- The form given in twisting.
- The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
- A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
- A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
- A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
- A distortion to the meaning of a passage or word.
Plural twists
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
His writing has a legal twist about it.
2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen who can twist steel pokers into knots.
Turn for turn and twist for twist—
As soon as she had made out the proper way of nursing it, (which was to twist it up into a sort of knot, and then keep tight hold of its right ear and left foot, so as to prevent its undoing itself,) she carried it out into the open air.
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