About The Word Contortion
Learn about the word Contortion to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Contortion definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Contortion
| Contortion Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Contortion?
[n] the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
[n] a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" Synonyms | Synonyms for Contortion: crookedness | deformation | torsion | tortuosity | tortuousness Related Terms | Find terms related to Contortion: anamorphism | anamorphosis | asymmetry | buckle | crookedness | detorsion | deviation | disproportion | distortion | gnarl | imbalance | irregularity | knot | lopsidedness | quirk | screw | torsion | tortuosity | turn | twist | unsymmetry | warp | wrench | wrest | wring See Also | change of shape | distorted shape | distortion Contortion In Webster's Dictionary \Con*tor"tion\, n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion.
See {Contort}, and cf. {Torsion}.]
A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the
contortion of the muscles of the face. --Swift.
All the contortions of the sibyl, without the
inspiration. --Burke.
|
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
- Mill-hand ‐ a workman in a mill…
- Angularity ‐ the property possessed by a shape that has angles [n] a shape…
- Seasonably ‐ at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [adv] in…
- Nabalus ‐ genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes…
- Invigilation ‐ (British) keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent…
- Drop line ‐ a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines…
- Rave-up ‐ (British) a raucous…
- Oregon ‐ a state in northwestern United States on…
- Kinaesthesis ‐ the ability to feel movements of the…
- Sewed ‐ fastened…