contorts
Meaning of contorts
verb, 3rd person present
- twist or bend out of the normal shape.
a spasm of pain contorted his face
her face contorted with anger
a contorted version of the truth
late Middle English: from Latin contort- ‘twisted round, brandished’, from the verb contorquere, from con- ‘together’ + torquere ‘twist’.
Information about contorts
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of contorts is: contort.
- Languages in which contorts is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of contorts
con-torts
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- contorts is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
contorts synonyms
Meaning form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:
Meaning pull or twist out of shape:
Meaning (with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement:
Meaning shape or form badly or wrongly:
Meaning make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp:
Meaning bend and give way under a weight or force:
Meaning distort the shape or form of; make misshapen:
Meaning twist, bend, or contort:
Words that rhyme with contorts
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