twisty

comparative twistier · superlative twistiest

1. Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.

   lost in a twisty labyrinth

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   "When he had religion he used to be always hammerin' up seats and summer-houses and things out of bits of twisty wood. Mad over that, he was."

   1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 136

plural twisties

1. Something that is twisty, such as a road

   On lonely twisties in upstate New York, the driver of a Porsche Boxster S surely found my unshakable Mini anything but cute.

   2007 March 18, Lawrence Ulrich, “There’s More Than Meets the Eye”, in New York Times

2. A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion

   I was introduced to the panorama of twisties, barrettes, hair and scalp conditioner (basically hair grease), brushes for every occasion and narrow- and wide-tooth combs.

   2007 March 22, Randal C. Archibold, “I Have Taken on My Daughter’s Hair and Won”, in New York Times

3. computingA collapsible element having a marker such as a small triangle that rotates between horizontal and vertical positions to indicate whether the content is currently hidden or expanded.

   The document is divided up into a number of sections controlled by twisties.

   1998, Steve Oliver, Pete Wood, Lotus Domino Web Site Development, page 96