Synonym: alter, camouflage, change, circle, color, curve, disguise, distort, falsify, gyrate, misrepresent, pivot, rotate, swivel, turn, wheel, wind. Similar words: twin, Jewish, wish for, likewise, meet with, think twice, conflict with, list. Meaning: [twɪst] n. 1. an unforeseen development 2. an interpretation of a text or action 3. any clever maneuver 4. the act of rotating rapidly 5. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments 6. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight 7. a circular segment of a curve 8. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself 9. a jerky pulling movement 10. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair 11. social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s 12. the act of winding or twisting 13. turning or twisting around (in place). v. 1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) 2. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form 3. turn in the opposite direction 4. form into a spiral shape 5. form into twists 6. extend in curves and turns 7. do the twist 8. twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates 9. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive 10. twist suddenly so as to sprain.
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241. Its theme was simply the current battle for supremacy between calypso and the Twist.
242. The image of the Supercontinent Cycle adds yet another twist to this age-old theory.
243. Small children in the audience could be heard objecting rather strenuously to this plot twist.
244. It is intended that yarn for hard twist carpets will form the bulk of production in the future months.
244. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
245. The corridor curved down and appeared to twist, as if heading back into the ground.
246. Wrap the paper around the candy and twist the ends shut.
247. In a highly original twist, the game allows you to determine the moral caliber of the hero.
248. We had to twist her arm to get her to come.
249. You then push the cable connector on to one side of the T-connector and give the lock ring a twist.
250. I try to twist my body so I can jab my left elbow in his face.
251. And crucially, the whole idea of the twist is diluted in intensity but enlarged in scope.
252. Jackson has tried to accommodate him by adding an offensive twist in which Rodman plays in the low post.
253. How could you take an old softie like Henry and twist him around-your finger that way?
254. The 1980s saw another twist in the controversy surrounding the structure of local government.
255. In an ironic twist, this time humans will tackle an 8K run or 2-mile walk.
256. Almost a century later Manaus's neglected cultural life is re-emerging with a Slavic twist.
257. So the choice comes down to twist or braid, and the synthetic material from which it is made.
258. She could hardly wait to get home, take off her clothes and twist her hair off her neck.
259. Something similar has since been found to apply to fish, lizards, ring-tailed lemurs, rhesus monkeys, chimpanzees—and humans. In many of these animals, though, there is a twist.
260. parallel-slurp works something like parallel-scp in reverse but with one twist: It collects the named file from each remote machine but does not overwrite the local version of the file.
261. Results show that the twist angle of the almost changes linearly with the actuating electric voltages.
262. There's usually a Greek chorus (the parental unit), an unexpected twist in the road (can't get into medical school) and a crisis or two to be overcome.
263. As the structure of circular-arc tenon tooth blade develops towards the tendency of wide-chord large twist angle, dissymmetric flowing phenomenon will occur in the molding period.
264. A martini is this: gin and dry vermouth. And maybe an olive or two. Or a twist of lemon peel.
265. Torque is a measure of the ability of an applied force to produce a twist.
266. And more and more facts coming out about the reality of the CIA having tortured and trying to twist that around to get people to accept that as something that is conscionable.
267. Stir ingredients ina mixing glass with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Twist orange peel over the drink, discard, and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
268. The company, which makes its money on 3,000 grocery lines has its knickers in a twist about Sunday trading.
269. I think I have sufficiently stressed the two elements that I have tried to present today, in this new and fundamental logical argument—non-reciprocity and the twist in the return.
270. Add four drops of Absinth, shake and strain, lemon twist.