History
History
Synonyms
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US
Meaning:
contort

(often passive) to force or twist the face out of the usual shape or appearance

disfigure, distort

deform

to spoil the form or appearance (of something, a person's body)

distort, disfigure

distort

to pull, twist, (something) out of the usual shape; to give a false account of (something)

deform; falsify

growl

(of a person, animal) (to make) a low, threatening sound

animal-like sound

helix

a curved line in the shape of a spiral, as on a snail's shell

bow, loop

knot

parts of one or more pieces of string, rope etc twisted together to make a fastening

bow, loop

ligament

a band of strong tissues that holds two or more bones together

bow, loop

rosette

a small rose-shaped badge or ornament

bow, loop

GNARL as in Wiktionary
GNARL as in Wikipedia