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Noun

S: (n) turn (turn%1:11:01::), turn of events (turn_of_events%1:11:00::), twist (twist%1:11:00::) (an unforeseen development) "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
S: (n) construction (construction%1:10:00::), twist (twist%1:10:00::) (an interpretation of a text or action) "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
S: (n) device (device%1:04:00::), gimmick (gimmick%1:04:00::), twist (twist%1:04:01::) (any clever maneuver) "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
S: (n) spin (spin%1:04:00::), twirl (twirl%1:04:00::), twist (twist%1:04:02::), twisting (twisting%1:04:01::), whirl (whirl%1:04:02::) (the act of rotating rapidly) "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
S: (n) wrench (wrench%1:26:00::), twist (twist%1:26:00::), pull (pull%1:26:00::) (a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments) "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
S: (n) kink (kink%1:25:00::), twist (twist%1:25:00::), twirl (twirl%1:25:00::) (a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight)
S: (n) bend (bend%1:25:02::), crook (crook%1:25:00::), twist (twist%1:25:01::), turn (turn%1:25:00::) (a circular segment of a curve) "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
S: (n) eddy (eddy%1:11:00::), twist (twist%1:11:01::) (a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself)
S: (n) twist (twist%1:11:02::), wrench (wrench%1:11:00::) (a jerky pulling movement)
S: (n) braid (braid%1:08:00::), plait (plait%1:08:00::), tress (tress%1:08:00::), twist (twist%1:08:00::) (a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair)
S: (n) twist (twist%1:04:00::) (social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s) "they liked to dance the twist"
S: (n) wind (wind%1:04:00::), winding (winding%1:04:00::), twist (twist%1:04:04::) (the act of winding or twisting) "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
S: (n) twist (twist%1:04:03::), turn (turn%1:04:07::) (turning or twisting around (in place)) "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"

Verb

S: (v) writhe (writhe%2:38:00::), wrestle (wrestle%2:38:00::), wriggle (wriggle%2:38:00::), worm (worm%2:38:00::), squirm (squirm%2:38:00::), twist (twist%2:38:01::) (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
S: (v) flex (flex%2:35:02::), bend (bend%2:35:00::), deform (deform%2:35:01::), twist (twist%2:35:02::), turn (turn%2:35:11::) (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form) "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
S: (v) twist (twist%2:35:00::) (turn in the opposite direction) "twist one's head"
S: (v) twist (twist%2:35:01::), twine (twine%2:35:04::), distort (distort%2:35:01::) (form into a spiral shape) "The cord is all twisted"
S: (v) twist (twist%2:30:00::) (form into twists) "Twist the strips of dough"
S: (v) wind (wind%2:42:00::), twist (twist%2:42:00::), curve (curve%2:42:00::) (extend in curves and turns) "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
S: (v) twist (twist%2:38:02::) (do the twist)
S: (v) wrench (wrench%2:35:00::), twist (twist%2:35:06::) (twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates) "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"
S: (v) twist (twist%2:32:00::), twist around (twist_around%2:32:00::), pervert (pervert%2:32:00::), convolute (convolute%2:32:00::), sophisticate (sophisticate%2:32:00::) (practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive) "Don't twist my words"
S: (v) twist (twist%2:29:00::), sprain (sprain%2:29:00::), wrench (wrench%2:29:00::), turn (turn%2:29:00::), wrick (wrick%2:29:00::), rick (rick%2:29:00::) (twist suddenly so as to sprain) "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"