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comparative twistier, superlative twistiest
Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting. quotations examples
"When he had religion he used to be always hammerin' up seats and summer-houses and things out of bits of twisty wood. Mad over that, he was."
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, page 136
plural twisties
Something that is twisty, such as a road quotations examples
On lonely twisties in upstate New York, the driver of a Porsche Boxster S surely found my unshakable Mini anything but cute.
2007 March 18, Lawrence Ulrich, “There’s More Than Meets the Eye”, in New York Times
A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion quotations examples
I was introduced to the panorama of twisties, barrettes, hair and scalp conditioner (basically hair grease), brushes for every occasion and narrow- and wide-tooth combs.
2007 March 22, Randal C. Archibold, “I Have Taken on My Daughter’s Hair and Won”, in New York Times
(graphical user interface) A collapsible element having a marker such as a small triangle that rotates between horizontal and vertical positions to indicate whether the content is currently hidden or expanded. quotations examples
The document is divided up into a number of sections controlled by twisties.
1998, Steve Oliver, Pete Wood, Lotus Domino Web Site Development, page 96