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Charles Dickens |
popular and acclaimed English novelist, best known for the novels Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and A Christmas Carol (b.1812--d.1870). |
climb |
to twist around and up a tall support. [1/7 definitions] |
contort |
to twist into an unusual or unnatural shape. [1/2 definitions] |
contortionist |
an acrobat who can twist his or her arms, legs, and body into unusual positions. |
convolution |
a single turn or twist in such a form. [1/4 definitions] |
convolve |
to roll, twist, or wind together; coil up. |
distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. [1/2 definitions] |
entwine |
to twist or coil together; interweave. |
floss |
silky thread with little twist used esp. in embroidery work. [1/5 definitions] |
flounce1 |
to flop about, twist, or flounder. [1/3 definitions] |
gnarl |
to knot or twist. [1/2 definitions] |
grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. [1/6 definitions] |
intertwine |
to twist together, one about the other; interlace or interlock. |
intertwist |
to twist together; intertwine. |
jerk1 |
a sudden, sharp pull or twist. [2/5 definitions] |
kicker |
(informal) a surprise or ironic turn of events; twist. [1/3 definitions] |
kink |
a tight curl or twist. [2/4 definitions] |
plain-laid |
of a rope, made of three strands laid together with a right-hand twist. |
screw |
to twist or turn like a screw. [1/17 definitions] |
slub |
to draw out and twist (a textile fiber) before spinning. [1/3 definitions] |
slue1 |
to twist (a ship's mast or the like) around on its axis. [1/5 definitions] |
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