twist noun
1 act of twisting sth
ADJ. little, slight | quick, sharp | wry
VERB + TWIST give sth Give the cap another twist?it's not on properly.
PREP. ~ of He finished him off with a quick twist of the knife. | ~ to a wry twist to her mouth
2 change/development
ADJ. further, new | final, latest the latest twist in the saga of high-level corruption | bizarre, curious, dramatic, interesting, ironic, strange, unexpected | distinctive | cruel, vicious a cruel twist of fate | plot
VERB + TWIST give sth The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic twist. | take The scandal has taken a new twist this week.
PREP. in a ~, with a ~ classic French dishes with a twist (= with a difference) | ~ in a twist in the plot | ~ to In a bizarre twist to the evening the police came at eleven and arrested our host.
PHRASES a twist in the tail The story has a twist in the tail?six months later she married the husband of her victim. | a twist of fate, twists and turns the twists and turns in the economy
3 in a road, river, etc.
ADJ. sharp
PREP. ~ in a sharp twist in the road
PHRASES twists and turns the twists and turns of the river