contortion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: contortion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for contortion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contortion n the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) Synonym(s): contortion, deformation a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" Synonym(s): tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contortion \Contor"tion\, n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See {Contort}, and cf. {Torsion}.] A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion* of the muscles of the face. --Swift. All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. --Burke.