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Meanings of twist in English

Portuguese
nó de trança
Catalan
trena
Wikidata

A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.

        nó de trança
        Russian
        твист
        Portuguese
        twist
        Catalan
        twist
        Spanish
        twist
        Wikidata

        Dance inspired by rock and roll music; music genre associated with the dance.

                Related terms
                твист
                Wikidata

                Defect of a twisted timber or of its wood.

                      Related terms
                      Portuguese
                      cacho
                      Catalan
                      gir
                      Spanish
                      giro

                      The act of rotating rapidly.

                            cacho
                            Usage of twist in English
                            1
                            More recently, the argument has - unsurprisingly - taken an environmental twist.
                            The Irish Times
                            2
                            The fire makes the red rose in his hand glow and twist.
                            Men, Women and Ghosts
                            3
                            A final twist in the tale appears to have taken place since.
                            The Guardian
                            4
                            Just managed twist out of way so it struck tree just behind.
                            English passengers
                            5
                            Politically, the opposition True Finns party is seeking to twist the knife.
                            The Guardian
                            6
                            Just let Belle try to find a way to twist that one!
                            The Door Into Summer
                            7
                            You should know-beingthe subject of them-thatstories twist what truly happened.
                            Helen of troy
                            8
                            The tease of a better idea, a better line, a better twist.
                            The Guardian
                            9
                            Jo's just started on a chess set with a New Zealand twist.
                            Radio NZ
                            10
                            All Victoria wanted was a simple French twist, so she went first.
                            Big girl: a novel
                            11
                            These plot lines come straight from recent books -with a twist.
                            Wired
                            12
                            Government Ministers tying themselves into knots trying to sell the latest twist.
                            The Irish Times
                            13
                            Jeremy stared at my desktop for a moment, contemplating this new twist.
                            Secret Sanction
                            14
                            Great changes are brewing that will shape and twist all of humankind.
                            Sisterhood of Dune
                            15
                            And tonight you get the same treatment, with a slightly different twist.
                            The last four days of Paddy Buckley
                            16
                            Give me an end of it that we may twist it; so.
                            The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (12...