TWIST AROUND ONE'S FINGER

Meaning of TWIST AROUND ONE'S FINGER in English

phrasal

: to influence (another) at will : dominate wholly (as by wiles or cajolery)

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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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FINGER — I. ˈfiŋgə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger, Old …
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AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
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TWIST — — twistable , adj. — twistability , n. — twistedly , adv. — twistingly , adv. /twist/ , v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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FINGER — — fingerer , n. — fingerless , adj. /fing"geuhr/ , n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, …
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AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
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TWIST — I. ˈtwist verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch twisten, from twist twine, discord, quarrel; akin to Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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FINGER — I. ˈfiŋ-gər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger Date: before 12th century …
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AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWIST — noun the form given in twisting. 2. twist ·noun a roll of twisted dough, baked. 3. twist ·vt a twig. …
Webster English vocab
FINGER — vt to touch lightly; to toy with. 2. finger ·vt to execute, as any delicate work. 3. finger ·vt to …
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AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
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TWIST — [twist] vb [ME, fr. OE -twist rope; akin to MD twist quarrel, twine, OE twa two] vt (15c) 1 a: …
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FINGER — [fin.ger] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fingar finger] (bef. 12c) 1: any of the five terminating members of …
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FINGER — ancient measure of 1/8 yard, or 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm), used primarily to measure lengths of cloth. The finger …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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FINGER — / ˈfɪŋgə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. one of the four long thin parts that stick out …
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AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
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TWIST — I. twist 1 S3 /twɪst/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ twist , ↑ twister ; verb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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FINGER — I. fin ‧ ger 1 S2 W2 /ˈfɪŋɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
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TWIST — v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
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AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
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TWIST — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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FINGER — n. & v. n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
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AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
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TWIST — v. & n. --v. 1. a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
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AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
TWIST — ( twists, twisting, twisted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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FINGER — ( fingers, fingering, fingered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your fingers …
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AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
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FINGER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be caught with your hands/fingers in the till (= to be caught stealing from …
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FINGER — [noun] [C] - any of the long thin jointed parts of the hand, esp. those which are not thumbsHe noticed …
Cambridge English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
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TWIST — v. 1 plait, braid, weave, entwine, intertwine, twine, interweave, pleach, splice, wreathe, interlace She twisted together some daisies to make …
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FINGER — n. 1 digit How many fingers am I holding up? 2 have a finger in be or become or get …
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AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
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ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TWIST — 1. сущ. 1) а) изгиб, поворот; тех. ход витка (на резьбе) б) искажение, искривление в) вывих г) трюк, уловка 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWIST — twist.ogg 1. twıst n 1. кручение; крутка; скручивание; сучение to give a twist - крутить, скручивать to give a twist …
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