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twist vs wave

wave vs twist

twist and wave both are nouns.

twist and wave both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
twist Yes No Yes No
wave Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wave is a hyponym of twist; that is, wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than twist:
  • twist: turn in the opposite direction
  • wave: twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Other hyponyms of twist include crick, quirk, curl.
twist (noun) wave (noun)
social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
any clever maneuver a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the act of rotating rapidly the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
turning or twisting around (in place) (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
the act of winding or twisting one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair something that rises rapidly
an interpretation of a text or action a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an unforeseen development an undulating curve
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
twist (verb) wave (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain set waves in
form into twists signal with the hands or nod
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive move or swing back and forth
turn in the opposite direction twist or roll into coils or ringlets
form into a spiral shape move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
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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