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Crookedness

The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude; perverseness.

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Configuration 76% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Conformation 76% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Contour 76% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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Dishonesty 76% connected

Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.

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Distortion 76% connected

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.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Corrupt 74% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 74% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Crooked 74% connected

of Crook

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Crooked 74% connected

of Crook

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Tortuous 74% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

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Tortuous 74% connected

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

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Contortion 92% connected

A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Torsion 92% connected

The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Straightness 94% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

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Straightness 94% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

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