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twist vs movement

movement vs twist

twist and movement both are nouns.

twist is a verb but movement is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
twist Yes No Yes No
movement Yes No No No
As nouns, movement is a hypernym of twist; that is, movement is a word with a broader meaning than twist:
  • twist: a jerky pulling movement
  • movement: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Other hypernyms of twist include motion.
twist (noun) movement (noun)
social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s a change of position that does not entail a change of location
any clever maneuver the act of changing the location of something
the act of rotating rapidly a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
turning or twisting around (in place) the act of changing location from one place to another
the act of winding or twisting the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
an interpretation of a text or action a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
an unforeseen development a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
a jerky pulling movement an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight a euphemism for defecation
a circular segment of a curve
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
twist (verb) movement (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain
form into twists
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
turn in the opposite direction
form into a spiral shape
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
do the twist
extend in curves and turns
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