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Convolve

To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.

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Bend 76% connected

To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Deform 76% connected

To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flex 76% connected

To bend; as, to flex the arm.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Twist 76% connected

To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Convolution 74% connected

The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Convolution 74% connected

The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Convolute 92% connected

Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in aestivation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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