contort

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

Definition of contort

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To twist in a violent manner.
    “features contorted with fury”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To twist in a violent manner.
    “features contorted with fury”
  2. (intransitive)To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

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Etymology

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).

Anagrams of contort

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Hooks

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