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twisty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtwɪsti/

Etymology

From twist + -y.

Meanings

  1. Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.
    • lost in a twisty labyrinth
    • "When he had religion he used to be always hammerin' up seats and summer-houses and things out of bits of twisty wood. Mad over that, he was." 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 136:

Forms

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twistier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
twistiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

twistiness · twistily · twisty puzzle · twisty tie · twisty fries

Relateds

twistie · plot-twisty

Translations (6)

fi kiemurteleva (that twists) · de unübersichtlich (that twists) · ru изви́листый (that twists) · bg усукан (that twists) · cs klikatý (that twists) · de verzwickt (that twists)

twisty en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtwɪsti/

Etymology

From twist + -y.

Meanings

  1. Something that is twisty, such as a road
    • On lonely twisties in upstate New York, the driver of a Porsche Boxster S surely found my unshakable Mini anything but cute. 2007 March 18, Lawrence Ulrich, “There’s More Than Meets the Eye”, in New York Times:
  2. A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion
    • I was introduced to the panorama of twisties, barrettes, hair and scalp conditioner (basically hair grease), brushes for every occasion and narrow- and wide-tooth combs. 2007 March 22, Randal C. Archibold, “I Have Taken on My Daughter’s Hair and Won”, in New York Times:
  3. A collapsible element having a marker such as a small triangle that rotates between horizontal and vertical positions to indicate whether the content is currently hidden or expanded.
    • The document is divided up into a number of sections controlled by twisties. 1998, Steve Oliver, Pete Wood, Lotus Domino Web Site Development, page 96:

Forms

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twisties Number=Plur lexicographic