Word Finder - twisted

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To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

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To join together by twining one part around another.

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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

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To wind into; to insinuate.

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Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.

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To turn a knob etc.

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To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

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To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).

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To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.

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(of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

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To cause to rotate.

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To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

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To coax.

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In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

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Contorted.

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Wound spirally.

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Mentally disturbed or unsound.

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The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.

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Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.

She gently twisted her arm free.

She twisted her arm from his grip.

He gave that little twisted smile again.

His mouth twisted into a bitter smile.

She twisted to face her father.

He glanced at her and a wry smile twisted his mouth.

She twisted her head away as he dripped the blood over her lips.

Her stomach contracted and then twisted into a knot.

She looked at the unconscious woman in her lap then twisted to look up at Darian.

Humor danced in his eyes and twisted smooth lips.

She twisted away from him.

The gray eyes held a glint of something more than humor, but his lips twisted into a satirical smile.

His nose and mouth were twisted to one side.

He studied her face with mocking eyes, and his mouth twisted into a humorless smile.

She swallowed her other questions and twisted her hands in her lap, distraught.

Her stomach twisted painfully.

I twisted Cade's arm to get him to come out here with me for a picnic lunch.

She twisted to stare at him.

Far from the grouchy expression he had put on at the beginning of the ride, now his eyes flashed with humor, and his lips were twisted in a friendly smile.

A wry smile twisted his face, but the eyes softened.

The blue ice melted with warmth and a slow smile twisted his lips in an attractive way.

He twisted, turned and moved his arms constantly, a determined look painted on his face.

She twisted her neck.

And again he twisted the screw with the stripped thread, and again it turned uselessly in the same place.

His mouth twisted into a wry smile.

A wry smile twisted his lips, his gaze faintly annoyed.

In her brief absence I described how Howie squirmed and twisted while sleeping.

She must not have twisted one of the locks, even though she'd checked them all twice.

Dusty twisted to look up at Darian, not understanding Darian's concern.

His gut twisted at the idea of never again seeing her bright smile, holding her, smelling her sweet scent.

She gave a strangled cry as Dusty twisted out of reach, the sword slicing through the back of his shirt.

He blocked it and the next two blows and then snatched a fist headed for his face, twisted her arm, and spun her.

He twisted it and unleashed a kick that knocked his opponent off his feet and sent the sword flying.

No, Damian, you couldn't have known how twisted she was.

You're a pretty twisted bitch.

The driver sped away before the door closed, and she twisted around to see the three men watching them.

She jerked at his voice and twisted to face him, observing him coolly before turning away.

She twisted her head to see the jumbled outlines of the small army of vamps running toward them from the direction of the burning mountain.

Damian twisted, surprised to find his body stiff with the simple movement.

She held no sway in what happened or played no larger part in their twisted doings.

Deidre twisted the top of the vial open and neared the girl.

Deidre twisted to display the tattoos marking her as Darkyn's.

Westlake twisted around the seat once more and after a struggle pulled out an old step pump.

They crossed Canyon Creek and the site of an avalanche a few years earlier, now evidenced by the rubble of broken, twisted trees and displaced earth.

Then, in the glow of yet another rocket, he saw it—a nearly unrecognizable mass of twisted red metal.

She twisted the cap from the bottle and held it out to him.

His face twisted in rage as he reached for her again.

Deidre twisted to see Gabriel at the wine chiller.

He had a bottle in his hand and twisted the cork free with little effort.

Katie instinctively believed her and twisted, staring with Toby at the man in black who watched them drive away.