[
  {
    "word": "twist",
    "phonetic": "/tw\u026ast/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/tw\u026ast/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/twist-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1197661",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A twisting force.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The form given in twisting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The degree of stress or strain when twisted.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(preceded by definite article) A type of dance characterised by rotating one\u2019s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A rotation of the body when diving.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sprain, especially to the ankle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A twig.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A girl, a woman.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A roll of twisted dough, baked.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A small roll of tobacco.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Damascus twist"
          },
          {
            "definition": "The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A beverage made of brandy and gin.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a twist toward fanaticism"
          },
          {
            "definition": "An appetite for food.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To join together by twining one part around another.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To wind into; to insinuate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Avarice twists itself into all human concerns."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To turn a knob etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause to rotate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To coax.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/twist"
    ]
  }
]