twist

twist

noun

Definition of TWIST

1

a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something <with a forceful twist she loosened the bolt>

Synonyms twist, twisting, wrenching, wresting, wringing

Related Words draft, draw, extraction, pull, tug, yank; dislocation, displacement

2

an odd or peculiar habit <my roommate has his little twists, and I have mine, so things should balance out>

Synonyms crotchet, curiosity, eccentricity, erraticism, individualism, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quiddity, quip, quirk, singularity, tic, trick, twist

Related Words affectation, airs; attribute, characteristic, mark, property, trait; custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), way, wont; addiction; abnormality, neuroticism, perversion, weirdness; disposition, genius, leaning, partiality; bent, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn; attitude, character, humor, identity, individuality, nature, personality, temperament

Near Antonyms conformity, sameness