I.
noun
1 act of twisting sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , slight
▪ quick , sharp
▪ wry
▪
‘You're brave’ she said, with a wry ~ of the mouth.
VERB + TWIST
▪ give sth
▪
Give the lid another ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
He finished him off with a quick ~ of the knife.
▪ ~ to
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a wry ~ to her lips
2 change/development
ADJECTIVE
▪ final , latest
▪
the latest ~ in the saga of high-level corruption
▪ added , extra , further
▪ fresh , modern , new
▪
The movie gives this old legend a real modern ~.
▪ clever , interesting , intriguing , neat , nice
▪ bizarre , curious , dramatic , ironic , odd , strange , surprise , surprising , unexpected , unique , unusual , weird
▪ cruel , shocking , vicious
▪
a cruel ~ of fate
▪ little , slight
▪
That adds a slight ~ to this battle
▪ plot
VERB + TWIST
▪ give sth
▪
The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic ~.
▪ have , offer
▪
The movie has some unexpected ~s.
▪ add
▪
I added my own ~ to the whole thing.
▪ take
▪
The scandal has taken a new ~ this week.
TWIST + NOUN
▪ ending ( esp. AmE )
▪
horror movies with ~ endings
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~ , with a ~
▪
classic French dishes with a ~ (= with a difference)
▪ ~ in
▪
a ~ in the plot
▪ ~ on
▪
I thought it would be an interesting ~ on the zombie movie.
▪ ~ to
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In a bizarre ~ to the evening the police came at eleven and arrested our host.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ in the tale
▪
I find this latest ~ in the tale most intriguing.
▪
The story has a ~ in the tail.
▪ a ~ of fate
▪ ~s and turns
▪
the ~s and turns in the economy
3 in a road, river, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ sharp
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a sharp ~ in the road
PHRASES
▪ ~s and turns
▪
the ~s and turns of the river
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ slightly
▪
She ~ed slightly in her chair to look up at him.
▪ gently
▪
Gently ~ off the green stalks.
▪ quickly , slowly
▪
She placed her hand on the doorknob and ~ed slowly.
▪ violently
▪
She fired again and saw the creature ~ violently.
▪ badly ( esp. BrE ), painfully
▪
She badly ~ed her ankle on the high jump.
▪
The boy's leg was ~ed back painfully.
▪ bitterly
▪
His mouth ~ed bitterly.
▪ nervously
▪
Amanda nervously ~ed her hair.
▪ away , off , together , up
▪
Her black hair was ~ed up into a knot on top of her head.
▪ sideways
▪
He ~ed sideways to face her.
PREPOSITION
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
I ~ed the bandage around his leg.
▪ into
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My stomach ~ed into knots.
▪
Nicola's face ~ed into a grimace of disgust.
▪ with
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His face was ~ed with rage.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and turn
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The road ~s and turns along the coast.
▪ ~ (yourself) free
▪
He managed to ~ himself free.
▪ ~ sth out of shape
▪
Her mouth was ~ed out of shape by grief.
Twist is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ face , ↑ grimace , ↑ mouth , ↑ road , ↑ stomach
Twist is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ankle , ↑ arm , ↑ dial , ↑ hip , ↑ knee , ↑ knife , ↑ knob , ↑ strand , ↑ truth , ↑ wire , ↑ word , ↑ wrist