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noun • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • a person with unusual sexual tastes • an eccentric idea • a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation verb • curl tightly • form a curl, curve, or kink | ||||||||
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noun • any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons | ||||||||
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Twist As In A Chain
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KINK which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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KINK
Updated: October 11, 2023
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