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11contorted — [kənˈtɔːtɪd] adj twisted into an unusual shape or position …
12contorted — con•tort•ed [[t]kənˈtɔr tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) twisted in a violent manner; distorted 2) twisted back on itself; convoluted • Etymology: 1615–25 …
13contorted — Kewe, kūpaka, ho o i ika …
14contort — [[t]kəntɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] contorts, contorting, contorted V ERG If someone s face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position. His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics... [V n] The gentlest of… …
15contort — UK [kənˈtɔː(r)t] / US [kənˈtɔrt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms contort : present tense I/you/we/they contort he/she/it contorts present participle contorting past tense contorted past participle contorted if your face or body contorts …
16contortion — contortional, adj. contortioned, adj. /keuhn tawr sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of contorting. 2. the state of being contorted. 3. a contorted position. 4. something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning: His account of the incident …
17Aestivation (botany) — A diagram showing some kinds of tepal aestivation in flower buds. A: imbricate; B,C: cochleate; D: contorted; E: valvate; F: open …
18contortion — con•tor•tion [[t]kənˈtɔr ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of contorting 2) the state of being contorted 3) a contorted position 4) something contorted • Etymology: 1605–15; < L con•tor′tion•al, adj …
19Contort — Con*tort , v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere to twist; con + torquere to twist. See {Torture}.] To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. [1913 Webster] The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. Ray.… …
20Metaphor — This article is about the figure of speech. For other uses, see Metaphor (disambiguation). A political cartoon from an 1894 Puck magazine by illustrator S.D. Ehrhart, shows a farm woman labeled Democratic Party sheltering from a tornado of… …
