5
kink
5
loop
5
ripple(noun, verb, move, rush, twist)
5
round(verb, adverb, twist, bend, bow)
4
Wave
4
contort(verb, twist, pull, bend, bow)
4
crease(verb, twist, bend, fold, double)
4
crumple(verb, twist, bend, bow, fold)
4
curl up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
curve
4
cylinder
4
deform(verb, twist, bow, lean, incline)
4
hook(noun, verb, twist, bend, bow)
4
lock
4
spindle
4
sweep(noun, movement, touch, sign, rush)
4
tendril(noun, plant, curl, convolution)
4
tress(noun, twist, roughness, hair, lock)
4
undulate(verb, move, twist, swell, fly)
4
volute(noun, convolution)
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