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| awry |
off center; twisted or turned. [1/2 definitions] |
| catgut |
a thin, strong cord made of twisted, dried animal intestines, esp. those of sheep, and used for the strings of tennis rackets and certain musical instruments, and as surgical thread. |
| chignon |
a hairstyle in which a woman's long hair is coiled, rolled, or twisted and secured at the nape of the neck or back of the head. |
| cochleate |
shaped or twisted in a spiral, like a snail shell. |
| cockeyed |
tilted or twisted to one side. [1/2 definitions] |
| contort |
to become twisted into an unusual or unnatural shape. [1/2 definitions] |
| convolute |
coiled or rolled together so that one part is over another; twisted; convoluted. [1/2 definitions] |
| cruller |
a sweet cake made from deep-fried dough, usu. shaped into a ring or twisted into a spiral. |
| distorted |
twisted or changed from a thing's normal shape, character, or way or behaving. [1/2 definitions] |
| dreadlocks |
a hairstyle, originally worn by Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in many long, twisted strands. |
| eland |
either of two large African antelopes with long horns that are twisted in a spiral. |
| espadrille |
a sandal with a canvas upper and a sole of rubber or twisted fiber. |
| filigree |
intricate, lacy ornamental work made of twisted metal wires or pierced metal, as in jewelry. [1/4 definitions] |
| gnarled |
bent and twisted, as a tree's branches or trunk. [1/2 definitions] |
| gyrus |
a winding and twisted ridge, esp. on the surface of the brain. |
| jack pine |
an evergreen tree of Canada and the northern United States, having short twisted needles in pairs, woody cones, and soft wood used for paper. |
| knotted |
tangled or twisted. [1/3 definitions] |
| lisle |
a smooth, tightly twisted cotton thread, or the fabric made from it. |
| marline |
a light cord made of two loosely twisted fiber strands, sometimes wound around heavier rope to prevent fraying. |
| narwhal |
an arctic aquatic mammal related to the dolphin, that has a spotted pelt and, on the male, a long spirally twisted ivory tusk projecting from the upper jaw. |
| pipe cleaner |
a short length of wire, twisted to secure small tufts of yarn along its length, that is used to clean tobacco residue from the stems of pipes. |
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