adj
(figuratively) twisted, dysfunctional
v
To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
n
One who, or that which, bends.
n
Alternative form of blindside [(automotive) A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.]
n
One who or that which blindsides.
n
The situation where an attempted solution has an unintended consequence that makes the original problem worse.
v
(transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter.
n
One who contorts something.
n
The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
adj
contorted or contorting
n
An acrobatic display involving the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
n
One who twists words and phrases.
n
The action of something that cramps.
v
To cause difficulty; to interact in a way that generates conflict.
v
(intransitive) to become coiled or shriveled
n
Alternative form of detortion [The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping.]
n
The act of speaking with a drawl.
v
(transitive) To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
v
To become or make brittle.
v
(transitive, rare) To muffle up.
adj
able to flutter or be fluttered
v
(obsolete, transitive) To pinch with hunger; choke up.
v
(intransitive, American football) To form a huddle.
v
(archaic, transitive) To pierce, as if with a dart.
n
(data visualization) A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.
n
(business, finance) A difficult or challenging aspect of something.
n
(uncountable) The amount by which something protrudes.
v
(transitive, rare) To apply quicksilver (mercury) to (something); to combine (something) with quicksilver; to quicksilver.
adj
(often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
adj
Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.
n
(idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
adj
(computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent.
n
One who, or that which, stints.
v
Obsolete form of stroketh.
v
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
v
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
adj
(informal, of dice) Having a comparatively flat normal distribution of possible results.
n
A person or thing that thwarts.
adj
(obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
adj
Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.
v
(transitive) To turn (a laminar flow) into a turbulent flow.
adj
Obstructed from proceeding.
n
Alternative form of vicious circle [A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.]
n
One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape.
n
(idiomatic) An advantage over another; the dominant position.
adj
Bended in twisting struggle.
n
(computing, slang) The condition of having repeated intermittent failures, such that the system alternates between being up and down.
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