Bistort :: Bistort (n.) An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent..
Contort :: Contort (v. t.) To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest..
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted, or twisted together..
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants..
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute aestivation..
Contortion :: Contortion (n.) A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) A wresting from the true meaning.
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
Entortilation :: Entortilation (n.) A turning into a circle; round figures.
Extort :: Extort (v. t.) To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt..
Extort :: Extort (v. t.) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2..