| NOUN | act | contortion, deformation | the act of twisting or deforming the shape / shape of something (e.g., yourself) |
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| shape | contortion, tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness | a tortuous and twisted shape or position |
| Sounds | kahntao'rshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of twisting or deforming the shape / shape of something (e.g., yourself). | |
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| Synonym | deformation | |
| Broader | change of shape | An action / action that changes the shape / shape of something |
| Catalan | deformació | |
| Spanish | deformación | |
| Nouns | contortionist | an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions |
| Verbs | contort | twist and press out of shape |
| Meaning | A tortuous and twisted shape or position. | |
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| Example | "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" | |
| Synonyms | tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness | |
| Broader | distorted shape, distortion | A shape resulting from distortion |
| Nouns | contortionist | an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions |
| Verbs | contort | twist and press out of shape |