извивка — meaning in English
izvivka
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English meaning
- bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
- convolution noun A twist or fold.
- crinkle verb To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
- crook noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
- curl noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
- curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
- kink noun A tight twist or bend in something that is normally straight, such as hair, rope, or wire.
- twine noun A strong string or cord made from two or more threads twisted together.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
Senses
извивка is used for these senses in English:
- bow A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
- convolution A twist or fold.
- crinkle A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
- crook (obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.
- curl A curved stroke or shape.
- curve A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- flexion Deviation from straightness.
- gyrus (anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
bow — full definition
- noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
- noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
- noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
- verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
- verb To give in or stop resisting.
convolution — full definition
- noun A twist or fold.
- noun Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
- noun The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- noun The state or condition of being convoluted.