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twisties

twisties is the plural of twisty.

twisties is the plural of twistie.

Meaning of twisty

Noun

twisty (plural twisties)

  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.2007 March 18, Lawrence Ulrich, “There’s More Than Meets the Eye”, in New York Times
  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.2007 March 22, Randal C. Archibold, “I Have Taken on My Daughter’s Hair and Won”, in New York Times
  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.1998, Steve Oliver, Pete Wood, Lotus Domino Web Site Development, page 96

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Meaning of twistie

Noun

twistie (plural twisties)

  1. Synonym of latticino.
    Synonyms:
    latticino

Noun

twisties pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) The loss of perceptual awareness of body positioning during a spin, twist, turn, flip, etc. maneuver. The loss of air sense.

Questions about twisties

What does twisties mean?
Twisties means the loss of perceptual awareness of body positioning during a spin, twist, turn, flip, etc. maneuver. The loss of air sense.
What is twisties the plural of?
Twisties is the plural of twisty.
What part of speech is twisties?
Twisties is a noun.

Words near twisties in the dictionary

  1. twistgrips
  2. Twistian
  3. twistical
  4. twistie
  5. twistier
  6. twisties
  7. twistiest
  8. twistification
  9. twistifications
  10. twistified
  11. twistifies

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