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twisty

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪsti/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English twist English -y English twisty From twist + -y.

  1. Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.

    “lost in a twisty labyrinth”

    “"When he had religion he used to be always hammerin' up seats and summer-houses and things out of bits of twisty wood. Mad over that, he was."”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English twist English -y English twisty From twist + -y.

  1. Something that is twisty, such as a road

    “On lonely twisties in upstate New York, the driver of a Porsche Boxster S surely found my unshakable Mini anything but cute.”

  2. A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion

    “I was introduced to the panorama of twisties, barrettes, hair and scalp conditioner (basically hair grease), brushes for every occasion and narrow- and wide-tooth combs.”

  3. 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.

    “The document is divided up into a number of sections controlled by twisties.”