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1 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) dreje; vride; sno2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) sno3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) forvride2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) drejning; vridning; snoning2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) skive3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) snoning4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) (overraskende) drejning•- twisted- twister* * *[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) dreje; vride; sno2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) sno3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) forvride2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) drejning; vridning; snoning2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) skive3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) snoning4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) (overraskende) drejning•- twisted- twister -
2 twine
1. noun(a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) sejlgarn2. verb((negative untwine) to twist: The ivy twined round the tree.) sno sig* * *1. noun(a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) sejlgarn2. verb((negative untwine) to twist: The ivy twined round the tree.) sno sig -
3 twiddle
['twidl](to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) dreje* * *['twidl](to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) dreje -
4 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vind2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) luft3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) luft2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) presse luften ud af3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blæse-- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) vikle2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) vinde3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) sno sig4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trække op•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vind2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) luft3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) luft2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) presse luften ud af3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blæse-- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) vikle2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) vinde3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) sno sig4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trække op•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up
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