writhing

  • 1Writhing — Writhe Writhe, v. t. [imp. {Writhed}; p. p. {Writhed}, Obs. or Poetic {Writhen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writhing}.] [OE. writhen, AS. wr[=i]?an to twist; akin to OHG. r[=i]dan, Icel. r[=i]?a, Sw. vrida, Dan. vride. Cf. {Wreathe}, {Wrest}, {Wroth}.]… …

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  • 2writhing — raɪð n. writhing movement, twisting of the body; contorting in pain; wriggling, squirming, contorting v. twist; be tormented (by pain); bend …

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  • 3writhing — noun A twisting struggle …

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  • 4writhing — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. twisting, squirming, moving painfully, twitching, groveling, laboring, convulsed, agonized, suffering. Ant. resting*, still, sleeping …

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  • 5writhing — adjective moving in a twisting or snake like or wormlike fashion (Freq. 2) wiggly worms • Syn: ↑wiggly, ↑wriggling, ↑wriggly • Similar to: ↑moving • Derivati …

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  • 6writhing number — (W) in topology (def. 3), the number of superhelical turns in a DNA molecule with constrained ends …

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  • 7Lined writhing skink — Taxobox | name = Lined writhing skink regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Sauria familia = Scincidae genus = Lygosoma species = L. lineata binomial = Lygosoma lineata binomial authority = Gray, 1839The …

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  • 8brachial dance — writhing of tortuous brachial arteries under the skin, sometimes observed in elderly arteriosclerotic patients …

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  • 9Superhelix — A superhelix is a molecular structure in which a helix is itself coiled into a helix. This is significant to both proteins and genetic material, such as overwound circular DNA.The earliest significant reference in molecular biology is from 1971,… …

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  • 10List of Silent Hill monsters — The following is a list of monsters in the video game series Silent Hill . Silent Hill (1999)Common enemies*Air Screamer Pterodactyl like creatures that fly close to the ground surface and travel around in packs. They tend to linger around areas… …

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