twist
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Sense: Verb: turn into a spiral
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spiral, twine, curl Collocations, coil Collocations, wind Collocations, wring Collocations, wrap Collocations, twirl, turn Collocations
Sense: Verb: intertwine
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Sense: Verb: contort
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contort, mangle, screw up, distort Collocations, knot Collocations, twist and turn, writhe, pull sth out of true
Sense: Verb: rotate
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rotate, swivel Collocations, pivot Collocations, spin Collocations, revolve Collocations, turn Collocations, twirl, swirl Collocations, wheel Collocations, spin around, spin round , go around, go round , turn around, turn round , pirouette, crank Collocations
Sense: Verb: curve - roads, rivers, etc.
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curve Collocations, bend Collocations, wind Collocations, meander, snake Collocations, swerve Collocations, zigzag, serpentine, be curved, turn Collocations, veer
Sense: Verb: sprain
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sprain Collocations, wrench Collocations, turn Collocations, strain Collocations, overstretch, injure Collocations, hurt Collocations, damage Collocations
Sense: Noun: anything curled
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Sense: Noun: act of twisting something
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turn Collocations, wind Collocations, spin Collocations, swivel Collocations, tweak Collocations, crank Collocations
Sense: Noun: bend in a road, river, etc.
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bend Collocations, curve Collocations, loop Collocations, turn Collocations, turning Collocations, zigzag, kink Collocations, elbow Collocations, L-shape, hairpin, switchback, chicane
Sense: Noun: surprise in a story
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surprise Collocations, turn Collocations, turn of events, change Collocations, development Collocations, unexpected ending
Sense: Noun: sprain
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Sense: Noun: quirk
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quirk Collocations, peculiarity, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, distinguishing feature, oddity, tic, trait Collocations, characteristic Collocations