Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wrick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
twist | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wrick (noun) | twist (noun) |
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a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) | 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 |
wrick (verb) | twist (verb) |
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twist suddenly so as to sprain | 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 |