twiddle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
Types & categories
- turn hypernym
Related & opposite
- twiddle derivation
Sense 2 verb
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
Types & categories
- rotate hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview
Types & categories
- manipulate hypernym
Related & opposite
- twiddler derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitcher |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | convolution |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rotate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddler |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | manipulate |