kink

English Thesaurus

1. a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	difficulty,
definition	:	a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result (noun.cognition)

2. an eccentric idea (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	idea, thought,
definition	:	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition)

3. a person with unusual sexual tastes (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

4. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication,
definition	:	an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)

5. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	cramp, muscle spasm, spasm,
definition	:	a painful and involuntary muscular contraction (noun.state)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

6. form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change surface,
definition	:	undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface (verb.change)

entail	:	bend, deform, flex, turn, twist,
definition	:	cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)

7. curl tightly (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	curl, wave,
definition	:	twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)

8. an eccentric idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out,
definition	:	informal terms; strikingly unconventional (adj.all)

9. a person with unusual sexual tastes (noun.person)

derivation	:	kinky, perverted,
definition	:	(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes (adj.all)

10. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)

derivation	:	curl, curve, kink,
definition	:	form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)

derivation	:	distort, twine, twist,
definition	:	form into a spiral shape (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up,
definition	:	curl tightly (verb.contact)

11. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)

derivation	:	crick,
definition	:	twist (a body part) into a strained position (verb.body)

derivation	:	rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick,
definition	:	twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

12. form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)

derivation	:	bend, curve,
definition	:	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl,
definition	:	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)

derivation	:	kink, twirl, twist,
definition	:	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)

13. curl tightly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crimp,
definition	:	a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body)

derivation	:	kink, twirl, twist,
definition	:	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)

14. an eccentric idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out,
definition	:	informal terms; strikingly unconventional (adj.all)

15. a person with unusual sexual tastes (noun.person)

derivation	:	kinky, perverted,
definition	:	(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes (adj.all)

16. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)

derivation	:	curl, curve, kink,
definition	:	form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)

derivation	:	distort, twine, twist,
definition	:	form into a spiral shape (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up,
definition	:	curl tightly (verb.contact)

17. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) (noun.state)

derivation	:	crick,
definition	:	twist (a body part) into a strained position (verb.body)

derivation	:	rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick,
definition	:	twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

18. form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)

derivation	:	bend, curve,
definition	:	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl,
definition	:	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)

derivation	:	kink, twirl, twist,
definition	:	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)

19. curl tightly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crimp,
definition	:	a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled (noun.body)

derivation	:	kink, twirl, twist,
definition	:	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)

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