| slovo | definícia |
torte
(encz) | torte, |
torte
(wn) | torte
n 1: rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts;
originated in Austria |
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contorted
(encz) | contorted,zakřivený adj: Zdeněk Brožcontorted,zkroucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
distorted
(encz) | distorted,deformovaný adj: Zdeněk Broždistorted,překroucený adj: Zdeněk Broždistorted,zkreslený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
distorted shape
(encz) | distorted shape, n: |
distorter
(encz) | distorter,deformátor n: Zdeněk Brož |
tortellini
(encz) | tortellini, |
undistorted
(encz) | undistorted,nezkreslený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Abstorted
(gcide) | Abstorted \Ab*stort"ed\, a. [As if fr. abstort, fr. L. ab, abs +
tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist.]
Wrested away. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Contorted
(gcide) | Contorted \Con*tort"ed\, a.
1. Twisted, or twisted together. "A contorted chain of
icicles." --Massinger.
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2. (Bot.)
(a) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants.
(b) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in
contorted or convolute [ae]stivation.
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Detorted
(gcide) | Detort \De*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detorted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Detorting.] [L. detortus, p. p. of detorquere to turn
away; de + torquere to turn about, twist: cf. F.
d['e]torquer, d['e]tordre.]
To turn form the original or plain meaning; to pervert; to
wrest. --Hammond.
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Distorted
(gcide) | Distort \Dis*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distorted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Distorting.]
1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside
physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
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Whose face was distorted with pain. --Thackeray.
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2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to
twist aside mentally or morally.
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Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and
distort the understandings of men. --Tillotson.
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3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort
passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
Syn: To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.
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Distorter
(gcide) | Distorter \Dis*tort"er\, n.
One who, or that which, distorts.
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Extorted
(gcide) | Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extorted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Extorting.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist
or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about,
twist. See Torsion.]
1. 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.
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2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion,
2.
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Extorter
(gcide) | Extorter \Ex*tort"er\, n.
One who practices extortion.
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Intorted
(gcide) | Intort \In*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intorted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Intorting.] [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist;
pref. in- in + torquere to twist.]
To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.
--Pope.
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Retorted
(gcide) | Retort \Re*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retorted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Retorting.] [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re-
re- + torquere to turn twist. See Torsion, and cf.
Retort, n., 2.]
1. To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
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With retorted head, pruned themselves as they
floated. --Southey.
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2. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
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As when his virtues, shining upon others,
Heat them and they retort that heat again
To the first giver. --Shak.
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3. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or
incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
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And with retorted scorn his back he turned.
--Milton.
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Retorter
(gcide) | Retorter \Re*tort"er\, n.
One who retorts.
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Torteau
(gcide) | Torteau \Tor"teau\, n.; pl. Torteaus. [Of. torteau, tortel,
from L. tortus twisted. See Tort.] (Her.)
A roundel of a red color.
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Torteaus
(gcide) | Torteau \Tor"teau\, n.; pl. Torteaus. [Of. torteau, tortel,
from L. tortus twisted. See Tort.] (Her.)
A roundel of a red color.
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Undistorted
(gcide) | Undistorted \Undistorted\
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Unextorted
(gcide) | Unextorted \Unextorted\
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contorted
(wn) | contorted
adj 1: twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad
contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"-
Walter scott [syn: contorted, writhed, writhen] |
distorted
(wn) | distorted
adj 1: so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed
thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-
shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot";
"misshapen old fingers" [syn: deformed, distorted,
ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen]
2: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many
of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality";
"a perverted translation of the poem" [syn: distorted,
misrepresented, perverted, twisted] |
distorted shape
(wn) | distorted shape
n 1: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: distorted shape,
distortion] |
tortellini
(wn) | tortellini
n 1: small ring-shaped stuffed pasta |
undistorted
(wn) | undistorted
adj 1: without alteration or misrepresentation; "his judgment
was undistorted by emotion" |
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