Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untwist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
un-twist
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a twist from.

Transitive verb

verb

To become untwisted.

Intransitive verb

noun

A twist in the opposite direction.

Etymology

From un- + twist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

untwists (present, singular) untwisting (participle, present) untwisted (participle, past) untwisted (past) untwists (plural)

Derived Forms

untwistable untwister

Questions

What does untwist mean?
To remove a twist from.
Where does untwist come from?
From un- + twist.

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