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con·tort
 contort
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- pronunciation:
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tort
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
contorts, contorting, contorted |
| definition: |
to twist into an unusual or unnatural shape.
The warped mirror contorted her image.Rage contorted his features.- similar words:
- distort, twist
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| related words: |
bend, pout, spring, turn, twist, warp, work, writhe |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become twisted into an unusual or unnatural shape.
His face contorted with grief. |
adverb + (v.)contort
briefly, grotesquely, slightly, strangely, suddenly
(v.)contort
+ noun
agony,
anger,
body,
expression,
fear,
feature,
fury,
grief,
grimace,
hate,
hatred,
horror,
limb,
mask,
pain,
position,
posture,
rage,
scream,
shape,
shock,
smile,
spine
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The word contort
contains the following part:
tort
Latin
root
that means twist
  Example words:
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