twist

nouncurl, spin

nounsudden development; oddity
verbcurl, spin
verbmisrepresent

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noun curl, spin

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line

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angle

noun. shape formed by two lines meeting at a point

angles

noun. shape formed by two lines meeting at a point

Word Origin & History

mid-14c., "flat part of a hinge," probably from Old English -twist (in mæsttwist "mast rope, stay;" candeltwist "wick"), from Proto-Germanic *twis-, from root of two. Original senses suggest "dividing in two" (cf. cognate Old Norse tvistra "to divide, separate," Gothic twis- "in two, asunder," Dutch twist, German zwist "quarrel, discord," though these senes have no equivalent in English), but later ones are of "combining two into one," hence the original sense of the word may be "rope made of two strands."

Meaning "thread or cord composed of two or more fibers" is recorded from 1550s. Meaning "act or action of turning on an axis" is attested from 1570s. Sense of "beverage consisting of two or more liquors" is first attested c.1700. Meaning "thick cord of tobacco" is from 1791. Meaning "curled piece of lemon, etc., used to flavor a drink" is recorded from 1958. Sense of "unexpected plot development" is from 1941.

The popular rock 'n' roll dance craze is from 1961, but twist was used to describe popular dances in 1894 and again in the 1920s. To get one's knickers in a twist "be unduly agitated" is British slang first attested 1971.

Example Sentences for twist

The other man had risen, his face purple from the twist at his throat.

The enamels were made of twist, the metals of gold and silver thread.

“Far from it,” confessed the other, with a reluctance which seemed to twist his mouth dolorously.

A pack can twist you as suddenly and expertly on your back as the best of wrestlers.

There was a ringing in our ears and Uncle Pete began to twist.

Betty shook her head, and began to twist the corner of her apron in her hands.

But he confessed that it did twist in spite of him, and that at the place was found a concealed spring.

It's enough to twist round the necks of all the women of the neighborhood.

The twist goes first to the thin places where the least resistance is offered.

If—if I gave in and had a week in bed, I could twist you round my finger.

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