UNKINK Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For UNKINK
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contort | verbv | |||||||
verb • twist and press out of shape | ||||||||
crimp | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an angular or rounded shape made by folding • someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers • a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled verb • make ridges into by pinching together • curl tightly | ||||||||
curl | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl verb • form a curl, curve, or kink • shape one's body into a curl • wind around something in coils or loops • twist or roll into coils or ringlets • play the Scottish game of curling | ||||||||
entangle | verbv | |||||||
verb • entrap • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | ||||||||
kink | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
knot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tight cluster of people or things • any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object • a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour • something twisted and tight and swollen • soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere verb • make into knots; make knots out of • tie or fasten into a knot • tangle or complicate | ||||||||
snarl | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a vicious angry growl • an angry vicious expression • something jumbled or confused verb • utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone • make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass • make more complicated or confused through entanglements | ||||||||
tangle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven • something jumbled or confused verb • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action • tangle or complicate • disarrange or rumple; dishevel • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | ||||||||
twist | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unforeseen development • an interpretation of a text or action • any clever maneuver • the act of rotating rapidly • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • a circular segment of a curve • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself • a jerky pulling movement • a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair • social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s • the act of winding or twisting • turning or twisting around (in place) verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form • turn in the opposite direction • form into a spiral shape • form into twists • extend in curves and turns • do the twist • twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||||||||
wrinkle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface • a minor difficulty • a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different) verb • gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker • make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic • make wrinkled or creased • become wrinkled or crumpled or creased |