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Nouns
(n)
distortion
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overrefinement
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straining
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torture
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twisting
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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(n)
spin
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twirl
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twist
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twisting
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whirl
the act of rotating rapidly
“he gave the crank a spin”
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“it broke off after much twisting”
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Adjectives
(s)
tortuous
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twisting
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twisty
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winding
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voluminous
marked by repeated turns and bends
“a tortuous road up the mountain”
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“winding roads are full of surprises”
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“had to steer the car down a twisty track”
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