26
twist(noun, verb, move, touch, turn)
19
coil(noun, verb, move, turn, twist)
17
spiral(noun, verb, move, turn, twist)
17
wind(verb, move, turn, twist, pull)
16
roll(noun, verb, twist, thing, bend)
15
loop(noun, verb, twist, swell, bend)
13
curve(noun, verb, twist, shape, course)
13
kink(noun, verb, twist, arrest, bend)
13
ringlet(noun, verb, twist, bend, wind)
12
entwine(verb, move, twist, pull, bend)
12
lock(noun, twist, roughness, coil, thread)
12
turn(noun, verb, twist, pull, bend)
12
whorl(noun, twist, circle, ring, loop)
11
crimp(noun, verb, twist, arrest, bend)
11
swirl(noun, verb, bend, loop, spin)
11
twine(noun, verb, move, turn, twist)
11
wave(noun, verb, move, twist, swell)
10
wreathe(noun, verb, move, twist, pull)
9
bend(noun, verb, turn, twist, circle)
9
curlicue(noun, movement, turn, sign, rush)
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