" twists "

1: a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something;

  * e.g., " ... with a forceful twist she loosened the bolt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  twistings,

•  wrenches

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an odd or peculiar habit;

  * e.g., " ... my roommate has his little twists, and I have mine, so things should balance out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crotchets,

•  curiosities,

•  eccentricities,

•  erraticisms,

•  idiosyncrasies,

•  individualisms,

•  kinks,

•  mannerisms,

•  oddities,

•  peculiarities,

•  quiddities,

•  quips,

•  quirks,

•  singularities,

•  tics,

•  tricks

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something;

  * e.g., " ... with a forceful twist she loosened the bolt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  twisting,

•  wrench,

•  wrenching,

•  wresting,

•  wringing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an odd or peculiar habit;

  * e.g., " ... my roommate has his little twists, and I have mine, so things should balance out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crotchet,

•  curiosity,

•  eccentricity,

•  erraticism,

•  idiosyncrasy,

•  individualism,

•  kink,

•  mannerism,

•  oddity,

•  peculiarity,

•  quiddity,

•  quip,

•  quirk,

•  singularity,

•  tic,

•  trick

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in buns, updos;

•  Synonyms : 

•  beehives,

•  big hairs,

•  buns,

•  chignons,

•  pageboys,

•  pugs,

•  updos,

•  upsweeps,

•  conks,

•  permanents,

•  perms,

•  bobs,

•  buzz cuts,

•  crew cuts,

•  crops,

•  fades,

•  Mohawk,

•  shags,

•  shingles,

•  trims,

•  coiffures,

•  cuts,

•  dos,

•  haircuts,

•  hairdos,

•  hairstyles,

•  braids,

•  pigtails,

•  plaits,

•  ponytails,

•  queues,

•  comb-overs,

•  ducktails,

•  pompadours,

•  roaches

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the use of power to impose one's will on another;

  * e.g., " ... it took some arm-twisting, but they eventually agreed to make a donation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coercion,

•  compulsion,

•  constraint,

•  duress,

•  force,

•  pressure

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bends,

•  colors,

•  cooks,

•  distorts,

•  falsifies,

•  fudges,

•  garbles,

•  misinterprets,

•  misrelates,

•  misrepresents,

•  misstates,

•  perverts,

•  slants,

•  warps

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to follow a circular or spiral course;

  * e.g., " ... the path gently twisted down the hill "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coils,

•  corkscrews,

•  curls,

•  entwines,

•  spirals,

•  twines,

•  winds

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis;

  * e.g., " ... twisted my wrist around to stretch it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  pivots,

•  revolves,

•  rolls,

•  rotates,

•  spins,

•  swings,

•  swirls,

•  swivels,

•  turns,

•  twirls,

•  wheels,

•  whirls

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bend,

•  color,

•  cook,

•  distort,

•  falsify,

•  fudge,

•  garble,

•  misinterpret,

•  misrelate,

•  misrepresent,

•  misstate,

•  pervert,

•  slant,

•  warp

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to follow a circular or spiral course;

  * e.g., " ... the path gently twisted down the hill "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coil,

•  corkscrew,

•  curl,

•  entwine,

•  spiral,

•  twine,

•  wind

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis;

  * e.g., " ... twisted my wrist around to stretch it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  pivot,

•  revolve,

•  roll,

•  rotate,

•  spin,

•  swing,

•  swirl,

•  swivel,

•  turn,

•  twirl,

•  wheel,

•  whirl

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in bullies, intimidates;

•  Synonyms : 

•  browbeats,

•  bulldozes,

•  bullies,

•  cows,

•  hectors,

•  intimidates,

•  high-pressures,

•  menaces,

•  shames,

•  terrorizes,

•  threatens,

•  drags,

•  blackjacks,

•  coerces,

•  compels,

•  constrains,

•  dragoons,

•  drives,

•  forces,

•  impels,

•  impresses,

•  makes,

•  muscles,

•  obligates,

•  obliges,

•  presses,

•  pressures,

•  sandbags,

•  badgers,

•  harasses,

•  hounds,

•  blackmails,

•  exacts,

•  extorts,

•  racketeers,

•  squeezes,

•  wrests,

•  wrings

•  Antonyms : 

•  allows,

•  lets,

•  permits,

•  argues,

•  convinces,

•  induces,

•  moves,

•  persuades,

•  prevails (on or upon),

•  satisfies,

•  talks (into),

•  wins (over)

1: to cause (a person) to give in to pressure;

  * e.g., " ... I'm always up for going out—you don't have to twist my arm! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blackjacks,

•  coerces,

•  compels,

•  constrains,

•  dragoons,

•  drives,

•  forces,

•  impels,

•  impresses,

•  makes,

•  muscles,

•  obligates,

•  obliges,

•  presses,

•  pressures,

•  sandbags

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause (a person) to give in to pressure;

  * e.g., " ... I'm always up for going out—you don't have to twist my arm! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blackjack,

•  coerce,

•  compel,

•  constrain,

•  dragoon,

•  drive,

•  force,

•  impel,

•  impress,

•  make,

•  muscle,

•  obligate,

•  oblige,

•  press,

•  pressure,

•  sandbag

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)