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z twist

z twist
Z z

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zee or, esp. british, zed twist]
    • /zi or, esp. british, zɛd twɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zee or, esp. british, zed twist]
    • /zi or, esp. british, zɛd twɪst/

Definition of z twist words

  • noun z twist a direction of the twist in yarns, from top right to bottom left, resembling the long stroke of the letter Z. 1

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Origin of z twist

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Z twist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

z twist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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