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| n. (body) | 1. braid, plait, tress, twist | a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair. |
| ~ coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair). |
| ~ queue | a braid of hair at the back of the head. |
| ~ pigtail | a plait of braided hair. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. braid, braiding, gold braid | trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains. |
| ~ aiguilette, aglet, aiglet | ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform. |
| ~ soutache | a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming. |
| ~ passementerie, trim, trimming | a decoration or adornment on a garment.; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" |
| v. (creation) | 3. braid, lace, plait | make by braiding or interlacing.; "lace a tablecloth" |
| ~ handicraft | a craft that requires skillful hands. |
| ~ tissue, weave | create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton.; "tissue textiles" |
| v. (contact) | 4. braid | decorate with braids or ribbons.; "braid a collar" |
| ~ adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, beautify, embellish | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" |
| v. (contact) | 5. braid, pleach | form or weave into a braid or braids.; "braid hair" |
| ~ interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
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| n. (event) | 1. turn, turn of events, twist | an unforeseen development.; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" |
| ~ development | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" |
| n. (communication) | 2. construction, twist | an interpretation of a text or action.; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| n. (act) | 3. device, gimmick, twist | any clever maneuver.; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" |
| ~ tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre | a move made to gain a tactical end. |
| ~ mnemonic | a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall. |
| ~ fast one, trick | a cunning or deceitful action or device.; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" |
| n. (act) | 4. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | the act of rotating rapidly.; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ pirouette | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet). |
| ~ birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport). |
| n. (state) | 5. pull, twist, wrench | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ sprain | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments. |
| n. (shape) | 6. kink, twirl, twist | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. |
| ~ crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding.; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" |
| n. (shape) | 7. bend, crook, turn, twist | a circular segment of a curve.; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" |
| ~ curve, curved shape | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes. |
| ~ bight | a bend or curve (especially in a coastline). |
| n. (event) | 8. eddy, twist | a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself. |
| ~ current, stream | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes).; "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" |
| n. (event) | 9. twist, wrench | a jerky pulling movement. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (act) | 10. twist | social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s.; "they liked to dance the twist" |
| ~ social dancing | dancing as part of a social occasion. |
| n. (act) | 11. twist, wind, winding | the act of winding or twisting.; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| n. (act) | 12. turn, twist | turning or twisting around (in place).; "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" |
| ~ twiddle | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns. |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| v. (motion) | 13. squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).; "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ wrench | make a sudden twisting motion. |
| v. (contact) | 14. bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form.; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ dent, indent | make a depression into.; "The bicycle dented my car" |
| ~ incurvate | cause to curve inward.; "gravity incurvates the rays" |
| ~ gnarl | twist into a state of deformity.; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" |
| ~ crank | bend into the shape of a crank. |
| ~ convolute, convolve | curl, wind, or twist together. |
| v. (contact) | 15. twist | turn in the opposite direction.; "twist one's head" |
| ~ crick | twist (a body part) into a strained position.; "crick your neck" |
| ~ quirk | twist or curve abruptly.; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" |
| ~ curl, wave | twist or roll into coils or ringlets.; "curl my hair, please" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| v. (contact) | 16. distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ wring, wrench | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish.; "Wring one's hand" |
| ~ contort, wring, deform, distort | twist and press out of shape. |
| ~ mat, entangle, snarl, tangle | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.; "The child entangled the cord" |
| ~ enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, entwine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| ~ spin | work natural fibers into a thread.; "spin silk" |
| ~ interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
| v. (change) | 17. twist | form into twists.; "Twist the strips of dough" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (stative) | 18. curve, twist, wind | extend in curves and turns.; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ circumvolute | wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail. |
| ~ spiral | form a spiral.; "The path spirals up the mountain" |
| ~ snake | form a snake-like pattern.; "The river snakes through the valley" |
| v. (motion) | 19. twist | do the twist. |
| ~ trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance | move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance.; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" |
| v. (contact) | 20. twist, wrench | twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates.; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" |
| ~ pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" |
| v. (communication) | 21. convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around | practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.; "Don't twist my words" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| v. (body) | 22. rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick | twist suddenly so as to sprain.; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
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