Twists

Synonyms for "twists" (763 found)

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Closest matches (153)

bend braid construction device kink spin turn wind wrench writhe a thing for aberrancy aberration abnormality action adulterate affinity afflict agonize ail

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Verb(15 words)

convolute twine bend betwine blandander blandish braid butter up cajole canoodle carny circumgyrate coax collogue croodle

Noun(8 words)

bend bird braid broad chick construction coup de théâtre crook

Strong matches (229)

curl curlicue curve cut cut plug daft dance debase debauch declination decoration deface defacement defect defile deflect deflower deform deformation deformity

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degenerate degrade delight denature denouement deodorize departure deprave desecrate design despoil detorsion detour devalue development deviance deviancy deviate deviation deviousness diathesis dictate diffract diffuse digression discursion disfiguration disfigure disfigurement disguise disperse disposition disproportion distort distortion distress divagate divagation divarication diverge divergence diversion divert dogleg dominate double dress up drift drifting eagerness eating tobacco eccentric eccentricity eddy effect eidolon embellish embroider enlace entangle entwine episode err errantry evolute exaggerate excruciate excurse excursion excursus exorbitation extra extra added attraction extra dash fable facet failing falling action falsification falsify fashion fault favoritism feature feeling for fester fid figure filigree filling fillip flaw flex flip flounce flourish foible fool force forejudgment form foul freckle fret friend frill fudge gall garble garbling gestalt gild gimmick girl give pain gloss gloss over gnarl gnaw go adrift go around go astray go round grain grate grind gripe guise gyrate gyre hairpin harrow helix hemangioma hickey hurt hustle idiosyncrasy image imago imbalance impression incident inclination incongruity inconsistency indirection individualism infect inflame inflict pain influence insane instinct interknit interlace interpretation intertie intertissue intertwine intertwist interweave intort involute irregularity irritate jaundice jaundiced eye jerk jig joker keloid kidney kill by inches knit knot lace lacerate lagniappe lay down the law lead by the nose

Verb(20 words)

curve deform detort distort engle entwine fast-talk fleech flex honey around honey up hum ingle interlace interthread intertwine intertwist interweave inveigle lace

Noun(8 words)

curveball device eddy gal gimmick hair twist kink lass

Related words (381)

leaning lentigo liability ligament ligation ligature light likeness liking line lineaments local color look loom loop lopsidedness lurch mad make makeup

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manner mar martyr martyrize mask master mat meander mental set mettle milium mind mind-set mischievousness miscite miscolor misconstruction misconstrue misinterpret misinterpretation misquotation misquote misreport misrepresent misrepresentation misstate misstatement misteach mistranslate mistranslation misunderstand misunderstanding misuse mold mole mood motif mould moulder mouldy movement mythos nature navy navy plug needle scar net nevus nip nonconformity noose nuts nutty oblique obliquity oddity one-sidedness ornament overdraw overstate padding pain parody partialism partiality partisanship peculiarity penchant pererrate pererration peripeteia persuade perversion pervert phase phasis pierce pigtail pimple pinch pirouette pit pivot plait plan pleach plot plug pock pockmark poison pollute port-wine mark port-wine stain preconception predilection predisposition predominate preference prejudgment prejudice prejudice against prejudice the issue premium preponderate prepossess prepossession pressure prevail prick probability proclivity prolong the agony proneness propensity prostitute pry pull pustule put to torture queue quid quirk rack raddle ramble rambling rankle rasp rattail ravage ravish readiness recognition reference refract regard respect revolve rick rift ringlet rising action roll rope rotate round round the bend rove rub scab scallop scar scarify scatter scheme scratch screw scroll sebaceous cyst secondary plot seeming semblance sensitivity to serpentine set shape sheer shift shifting shifting course shifting path side simulacrum singularity skew slant slink slue snake snarl soft spot something extra spiral splice split sprain spring spun yarn squirm stab stamp sting story straggle strain strangeness strawberry mark stray straying streak string stripe structure struggle stuffing sty style subject subplot superaddition susceptibility sway sweep swerve swerving swing swinging swirl switch swivel tack tail taint tangle temper temperament tendency tendon tendril thematic development theme thong tissue titivate tobacco juice tone topic topknot torment torsion tortuosity torture total effect track travesty treatment trick trick out trimming tropism turn a pirouette turn around turn awry turn of mind turn round turning tweak twill twine twirl twist and turn type ulcerate understanding understate undetachment undispassionateness unsymmetry variation varnish veer verruca version vesicle view viewpoint violate violence vitiate volute volution vortex vulgarize wale wamble wander wandering warp wart wattle weakness weal weave web welt wen wheel whimsy whirl whitehead whitewash whorl wiggle willingness wire wise worm wound wreathe wrest wriggle wring wrinkle yarn yaw zigzag

Verb(28 words)

lock pervert pretzel raddle rick ruddle soap soft-sawder soft-soap sophisticate sprain squirm stroke sweet-talk torque turn tweedle twist around wheedle whilly

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wind word worm wrench wrestle wrick wriggle writhe

Noun(16 words)

plait pug pull sheila spin tress turn turn of events twirl twisting wan whirl wind winding woman wrench

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The treaty has been concluded after many twists and turns.

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The path twists through the mountains.

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There were a lot of twists and turns to the story, but we finally solved the problem.

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She twists around at a voice behind.

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