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be vs twist

twist vs be

be is not a noun while twist is a noun.

be and twist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
twist Yes No Yes No
As verbs, twist is a hyponym of be; that is, twist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • twist: extend in curves and turns
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) twist (noun)
social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
any clever maneuver
the act of rotating rapidly
turning or twisting around (in place)
the act of winding or twisting
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
an interpretation of a text or action
an unforeseen development
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
a jerky pulling movement
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
a circular segment of a curve
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
be (verb) twist (verb)
spend or use time twist suddenly so as to sprain
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function form into twists
have an existence, be extant practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
have life, be alive turn in the opposite direction
form or compose form into a spiral shape
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
be identical to; be someone or something to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
be identical or equivalent to do the twist
represent, as of a character on stage extend in curves and turns
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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