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addicted | Compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming. She is addicted to chocolate. |
aquiline | Curved down like an eagle’s beak. |
bait | Lure entice or entrap with bait. Herrings make excellent bait for pike. |
bent | A special way of doing something. A man of a religious bent. |
convolute | Make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow. A convolute petal. |
convolution | A sinuous fold in the surface of the brain. The convolutions of farm policy. |
convolve | Roll or coil together; entwine. |
crooked | Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. Crooked teeth. |
curve | A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter. Her hips curve nicely. |
decoy | Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy. They would try to decoy the enemy towards the hidden group. |
fish | The flesh of fish as food. I was not fishing for compliments. |
fishing | The activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport. Fishing boats. |
gyrate | Move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral. The young people gyrated on the dance floor. |
gyroscope | A device consisting of a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction The orientation of the axis is not affected by tilting of the mounting so gyroscopes can be used to provide stability or maintain a reference direction in navigation systems automatic pilots and stabilizers. |
hook | Hit with a hook. His opponent hooked him badly. |
hooked | Curved down like an eagle’s beak. Cricket fans are currently hooked on a series of college matches. |
howling | Filled with or characterized by howling. Their howling had no effect. |
hub | A central airport or other transport facility from which many services operate. The city has always been the financial hub of the country. |
jig | Equip a factory or workshop with a jig or jigs. We were jigging about in our seats. |
lurch | Defeat by a lurch. The ship suddenly lurched to the left. |
purl | Knit with a purl stitch. Knit one purl one. |
revolve | Treat as the most important element. Her mind revolved the possibilities. |
river | Used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers e g river dolphin. The river was navigable for 50 miles. |
rotate | Turn outward. The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire. |
spin | Spin dry clothes. The campaign put a favorable spin on the story. |
spiraling | In the shape of a coil. |
swivel | Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel. He swivelled in the chair. |
turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. If I could turn a tune I even think I should sing. |
twisted | Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented. The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway. |
whirl | Confused movement. I gave it a whirl. |
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