twist
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4.1
- noun
- /twɪst/
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giro
- How she teaches them to obey and the strange twist at the end make for an interesting book.
- plot twist
- an unexpected twist
- twists and turns
So in a in A twist of fate, he.
- So in a in A twist of fate, he.
- And on top of that, put your own twist right.
- I'm thinking Arizona did their twist on the waffle.
- But they are kind of an interesting little twist that gets added.
- The amount of plot twists in this book.
- I loved trying to, you know, see the twist coming, trying to solve it.
- And here's Roxy with A twist on her own family's recipe.
- And I thought that the twist was really strange.
- But this, this is the twist in the film.
- It's like the stuff that the twists and turns were based off of.
- But that's the new twist that you end up killing me.
Examples
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And there's often a fun little twist to spice up the drama.
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But tomorrow there is a big, big twist and I cannot wait.
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But there was a twist and the twist was whose list are you on?
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But they are kind of an interesting little twist that gets added.
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With just a little twist to the same old story
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The Legacy part provided a different twist, a new way of looking at things.
Academic text (2013) -
So if this is an urban legend... at what point do we get to the twist?
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Well, yes, indeed, there's a slight twist to the story.
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Karen Digges of Tucson gives us an ingenious twist on this use of album covers.
Academic text (1995) -
In the latest episode, the story took an unexpected twist that left everyone shocked.
Synonyms
738
1.0
An event that happens suddenly and is not expected
343
3.4
A sudden change in a situation or story
35
4.1
A sudden change in a situation that makes plans or results different
22
3.8
A sudden unexpected thing that catches people off guard
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5.3
An event or piece of news that surprises people very much
11
6.0
An unexpected problem that makes a situation more difficult
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9.5
A sudden swap that surprises and tricks people
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4.2
A surprising event in a story that changes the expected outcome
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3.4
A surprising change that makes something more fun
A sudden dramatic twist in a play or story that surprises the audience
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.9
A hurtful comment or action that makes someone feel worse after bad news
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.9
A small cutting tool with spiral grooves that makes holes in wood or metal
How Unexpected
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twist comes from an old word meaning 'to turn' or 'to wind', like when two threads are turned together to make twine. So a plot 'twist' is a sudden 'turn' in the story.