Words with a similar base: twisted

'twisted'
[writhe.v.01] as in: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)


Examples:
The prisoner writhed in discomfort
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace



'twisted'
[flex.v.05] as in: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form


Examples:
bend the rod
twist the dough into a braid
the strong man could turn an iron bar



'twisted'
[twist.v.03] as in: turn in the opposite direction


Examples:
twist one's head



'twisted'
[twist.v.04] as in: form into a spiral shape


Examples:
The cord is all twisted



'twisted'
[twist.v.05] as in: form into twists


Examples:
Twist the strips of dough



'twisted'
[wind.v.02] as in: extend in curves and turns


Examples:
The road winds around the lake
the path twisted through the forest



'twisted'
[twist.v.07] as in: do the twist



'twisted'
[wrench.v.01] as in: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates


Examples:
wrench a window off its hinges
wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest



'twisted'
[twist.v.09] as in: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive


Examples:
Don't twist my words



'twisted'
[twist.v.10] as in: twist suddenly so as to sprain


Examples:
wrench one's ankle
The wrestler twisted his shoulder
the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days



'twisted'
[distorted.s.02] as in: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented


Examples:
many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
a perverted translation of the poem



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