Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wind | Yes | No | Yes | No |
twist | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wind (noun) | twist (noun) |
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breath | social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s |
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | any clever maneuver |
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath | the act of rotating rapidly |
an indication of potential opportunity | turning or twisting around (in place) |
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | the act of winding or twisting |
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure | a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
a tendency or force that influences events | an interpretation of a text or action |
the act of winding or twisting | 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 |
wind (verb) | twist (verb) |
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coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem | twist suddenly so as to sprain |
form into a wreath | form into twists |
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive |
arrange or coil around | turn in the opposite direction |
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course | form into a spiral shape |
extend in curves and turns | cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form |
catch the scent of; get wind of | 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 |