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(Entry 1 of 2)
marked by a long series of irregular curves
- a twisted walking stick made from a blackthorn sapling
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twisted
verb
past tense of twist
Synonyms & Antonyms of twisted (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
- my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me
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2
to follow a circular or spiral course
- the path gently twisted down the hill
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3
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
- twisted my wrist around to stretch it
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4
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
- kept twisting the cap until it came free
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5
to make jerky or restless movements
- the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair
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6
to cause to twine about one another
- has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming
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- enlaced,
- entwined,
- implicated
- [archaic],
- interlaced,
- intertwined,
- intertwisted,
- interwove
- (also interweaved),
- inwove
- (also inweaved),
- laced,
- plied,
- wove
- (or weaved),
- wreathed,
- writhed
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The first known use of twisted was circa 1890
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