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worm vs twist

twist vs worm

worm and twist both are nouns.

worm and twist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
worm Yes No Yes No
twist Yes No Yes No
As verbs, worm and twist are synonyms defined as:
  • worm and twist: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Other synonyms of worm include squirm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe.
worm (noun) twist (noun)
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack any clever maneuver
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network the act of rotating rapidly
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect 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
worm (verb) twist (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) 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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