twist

twist is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does twist mean?

  • A valid word accepted in tournament Scrabble and Words With Friends play.

  • verb

    twist suddenly so as to sprain

  • verb

    to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

  • verb

    extend in curves and turns

  • noun

    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

  • noun

    the act of winding or twisting

  • noun

    a jerky pulling movement

  • noun

    any clever maneuver

  • noun

    a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

  • noun

    an unforeseen development

  • verb

    practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

  • noun

    the act of rotating rapidly

  • noun

    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

  • verb

    do the twist

  • verb

    form into twists

  • noun

    social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s

  • verb

    turn in the opposite direction

  • verb

    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

  • verb

    twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

  • verb

    form into a spiral shape

  • noun

    turning or twisting around (in place)

  • noun

    a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

  • noun

    a circular segment of a curve

  • noun

    an interpretation of a text or action

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