Synonyms: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
Definition: the act of rotating rapidly
Usage: he gave the crank a spin; it broke off after much twisting
Similar words: rotary motion, rotation
Definition: the act of rotating as if on an axis
Usage: the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music
Synonyms: twisting, torture, straining, distortion, overrefinement
Definition: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Similar words: falsification, misrepresentation
Definition: a willful perversion of facts
Synonyms: winding, voluminous, twisting, twisty, tortuous
Definition: marked by repeated turns and bends
Usage: a tortuous road up the mountain; winding roads are full of surprises; had to steer the car down a twisty track
Similar words: crooked
Definition: having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
Usage: crooked country roads; crooked teeth