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atwist

/əˈtwɪst/

atwist adverb: twisted; distorted; awry.

Adverb

atwist (not comparable)

  1. Twisted; distorted; awry
    • That ys child atwiste ys poverte, that hadde al is godc. 1280, Robert of Gloucester, Chronicle

Origin of atwist

From a- + twist.

Words that rhyme with atwist

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Questions about atwist

What does atwist mean?
Atwist means twisted; distorted; awry.
What part of speech is atwist?
Atwist is an adverb.
How do you pronounce atwist?
Atwist is pronounced /əˈtwɪst/.

Words near atwist in the dictionary

  1. atwent
  2. atwinding
  3. atwinds
  4. atwinkle
  5. atwirl
  6. atwist
  7. atwitch
  8. atwite
  9. atwites
  10. atwiting
  11. atwitter

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