| noun | an unforeseen development “events suddenly took an awkward turn” |
| noun | an interpretation of a text or action “they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct” |
| noun | any clever maneuver “he would stoop to any device to win a point” |
| noun | the act of rotating rapidly “he gave the crank a spin” |
| noun | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments “the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell” |
| noun | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
| noun | a circular segment of a curve “a bend in the road” |
| noun | a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself |
| noun | a jerky pulling movement |
| noun | a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
| noun | social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s “they liked to dance the twist” |
| noun | the act of winding or twisting “he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind” |
| noun | turning or twisting around (in place) “with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room” |
| verb | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) “The prisoner writhed in discomfort” |
| verb | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form “bend the rod” |
| verb | turn in the opposite direction “twist one's head” |
| verb | form into a spiral shape “The cord is all twisted” |
| verb | form into twists “Twist the strips of dough” |
| verb | extend in curves and turns “The road winds around the lake” |
| verb | do the twist |
| 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 “wrench a window off its hinges” |
| verb | practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive “Don't twist my words” |
| verb | twist suddenly so as to sprain “wrench one's ankle” |
| turn | verb | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become |
| twist | verb | practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive |
| spin | verb | cause to spin |
| twirl | verb | cause to spin |
| whirl | verb | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
| wrench | verb | twist suddenly so as to sprain |
| pull | verb | strain abnormally |
| kink | verb | form a curl, curve, or kink |
| bend | verb | change direction |
| crook | verb | bend or cause to bend |
| eddy | verb | flow in a circular current, of liquids |
| braid | verb | form or weave into a braid or braids |
| plait | verb | weave into plaits |
| wind | verb | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem |
| wriggler | noun | one who can't stay still (especially a child) |
| wriggle | noun | the act of wiggling |
| squirmer | noun | one who can't stay still (especially a child) |
| squirm | noun | the act of wiggling |
| twist | noun | a jerky pulling movement |
| twister | noun | a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground |
| flexible | adjective | able to flex; able to bend easily |
| bendable | adjective | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking |
| bender | noun | a tool for bending |
| bend | noun | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| deformation | noun | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
| distortion | noun | a shape resulting from distortion |
| curve | noun | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
| wrench | noun | a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt |
| twisting | noun | the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean |
| sophistication | noun | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone |
| sprain | noun | a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments |
| wrick | noun | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |
| rick | noun | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |