- twist
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 act of twisting sthADJECTIVE▪ little, slight▪ quick, sharp▪ wry▪
‘You're brave’ she said, with a wry twist of the mouth.
VERB + TWIST▪ give sth▪Give the lid another twist.
PREPOSITION▪ twist of▪He finished him off with a quick twist of the knife.
▪ twist to▪a wry twist to her lips
2 change/developmentADJECTIVE▪ final, latest▪the latest twist in the saga of high-level corruption
▪ added, extra, further▪ fresh, modern, new▪The movie gives this old legend a real modern twist.
▪ clever, interesting, intriguing, neat, nice▪ bizarre, curious, dramatic, ironic, odd, strange, surprise, surprising, unexpected, unique, unusual, weird▪ cruel, shocking, vicious▪a cruel twist of fate
▪ little, slight▪That adds a slight twist to this battle
▪ plotVERB + TWIST▪ give sth▪The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic twist.
▪ have, offer▪The movie has some unexpected twists.
▪ add▪I added my own twist to the whole thing.
▪ take▪The scandal has taken a new twist this week.
TWIST + NOUN▪ ending (esp. AmE)▪horror movies with twist endings
PREPOSITION▪ in a twist, with a twist▪classic French dishes with a twist (= with a difference)
▪ twist in▪a twist in the plot
▪ twist on▪I thought it would be an interesting twist on the zombie movie.
▪ twist to▪In a bizarre twist to the evening the police came at eleven and arrested our host.
PHRASES▪ a twist in the tale▪I find this latest twist in the tale most intriguing.
▪The story has a twist in the tail.
▪ a twist of fate▪ twists and turns▪the twists and turns in the economy
3 in a road, river, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ sharpPREPOSITION▪ twist in▪a sharp twist in the road
PHRASES▪ twists and turns▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the twists and turns of the river
verbADVERB▪ slightly▪She twisted slightly in her chair to look up at him.
▪ gently▪Gently twist off the green stalks.
▪ quickly, slowly▪She placed her hand on the doorknob and twisted slowly.
▪ violently▪She fired again and saw the creature twist violently.
▪ badly (esp. BrE), painfully▪She badly twisted her ankle on the high jump.
▪The boy's leg was twisted back painfully.
▪ bitterly▪His mouth twisted bitterly.
▪ nervously▪Amanda nervously twisted her hair.
▪ away, off, together, up▪Her black hair was twisted up into a knot on top of her head.
▪ sideways▪He twisted sideways to face her.
PREPOSITION▪ around, round (esp. BrE)▪I twisted the bandage around his leg.
▪ into▪My stomach twisted into knots.
▪Nicola's face twisted into a grimace of disgust.
▪ with▪His face was twisted with rage.
PHRASES▪ twist and turn▪The road twists and turns along the coast.
▪ twist (yourself) free▪He managed to twist himself free.
▪ twist sth out of shape▪Her mouth was twisted out of shape by grief.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
