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twisted

verb adjective

To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
T
Ends with
D
Contains
WI
Scrabble score
11

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Pronunciation

/ˈtwɪstɪd/ /ˈtwɪstɪd/

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verb

  1. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

  2. To join together by twining one part around another.

  3. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

  4. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

  5. To wind into; to insinuate.

    “Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.”

  6. To turn a knob etc.

  7. To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

  8. To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).

  9. To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.

  10. (of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

  11. To cause to rotate.

  12. To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

  13. To coax.

  14. In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

adjective

  1. Contorted.

  2. Wound spirally.

  3. Mentally disturbed or unsound.

    “The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.”

  4. Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.

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Example Sentences

Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, licensed under CC BY 4.0, derived from Princeton WordNet.

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