adj
Meaning 1
Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- lost in a twisty labyrinth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
twisty
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/ˈtwɪsti/
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rhymes with -ɪsti
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CMU ARPABET: T W IH1 S T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Something that is twisty, such as a road
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A collapsible element having a marker such as a small triangle that rotates between horizontal and vertical positions to indicate whether the content is currently hidden or expanded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
marked by repeated turns and bends
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tortuous road up the mountain
- winding roads are full of surprises
- had to steer the car down a twisty track
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tortuous, twisting, winding, voluminous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From twist + -y.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: усукан (usukan) — that twists
- Czech: klikatý — that twists
- Finnish: kiemurteleva — that twists
- German: verzwickt — that twists
- German: unübersichtlich — that twists
- Russian: изви́листый (izvílistyj) — that twists