About The Word Contort

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Contort to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Contort definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Contort

Contort Meaning & Definition
Contort Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contort?

[v] twist and press out of shape

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contort: deform | distort | wring

Related Terms | Find terms related to Contort: bend | buckle | corkscrew | crinkle | crook | crumple | curve | distort | garble | get one wrong | get wrong | gloss | gnarl | intort | knot | meander | misapply | misapprehend | miscite | misconceive | misconstrue | misdeem | misexplain | misexplicate | misexpound | misinterpret | misjudge | misquote | misread | misrender | misshape | mistake | mistranslate | misunderstand | pervert | scallop | screw | serpentine | slink | snake | spring | squeeze | strain the sense | swirl | torture | turn | turn awry | twine | twirl | twist | twist and turn | twist the words | warp | whirl | whorl | wind | worm | wrench | wrest | wring | writhe

See Also | morph | twine | twist

Contort In Webster's Dictionary

\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. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. --Sir W. Hamilton.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Elementary school ‐ a school for young children; usually the first 6…
  • Press stud ‐ a fastener used…
  • Butterfly valve ‐ a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and…
  • Cuirass ‐ medieval body armor that covers the…
  • Stole ‐ a wide scarf worn about their…
  • European perch ‐ a perch native…
  • Anseriformes ‐ ducks; geese; swans;…
  • Tepic ‐ a city in west…
  • Actinomycin ‐ any of various red antibiotics isolated from…
  • Pluckiness ‐ the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible…