Twist

"Twist" in Finnish

bööna

(slang: girl, woman)

damaskiteräs

(material for gun barrels)

kierre

(form)

kierre

(rotation of the body when diving)

kierretty lanka

(type of thread)

kierto

(twisting force)

kierto

(anything twisted, or the act of twisting)

käänne

(unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)

mutka

(sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)

mutkittelu

(sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)

nyrjähdys

(sprain, especially to the ankle)

rihlaus

(spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon)

siivu

(sliver of lemon peel)

taipumus

(strong individual tendency)

twist

(type of dance)

vääntynyt muoto

(form)

vääntö

(twisting force)

vääntö

(anything twisted, or the act of twisting)

vääntö

(degree of stress or strain when twisted)

väärinymmärrys (unintentional)

(distortion to the meaning of a word or passage)

vääristely

(distortion to the meaning of a word or passage)

äkkimutka

(sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)

kiertää

(to turn the ends in opposite directions)

kiertää

(to join together by twining)

kiertää

(to form a twist (in any of the above meanings))

kääntää

(to form a twist (in any of the above meanings))

punoa

(to join together by twining)

punoa

(to form a twist (in any of the above meanings))

vääntää

(to turn the ends in opposite directions)

vääntää

(to form a twist (in any of the above meanings))

vääristellä

(to distort or change the truth or meaning)

ymmärtää väärin

(to distort or change the truth or meaning)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.