contortion, n.
(contortions)
freq. cnt. 5
(contortions)
freq. cnt. 5
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
contortion deformation
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hypernym
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
contortion crookedness torsion tortuosity tortuousness
sample sentences
"they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs""the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym