device gimmick twist | any clever maneuver, he would stoop to any device to win a point, it was a great sales gimmick, a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen |
spin twirl twist twisting whirl | the act of rotating rapidly, he gave the crank a spin, it broke off after much twisting |
twist turn | turning or twisting around (in place), with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room |
wind winding twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
twist | social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music, was popular in the s, they liked to dance the twist |
lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris | common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa, dangerous |
winter flounder blackback flounder lemon sole Pseudopleuronectes americanus | important American food fish in the winter |
lemon sole Microstomus kitt | European flatfish highly valued as food |
lemon sole Solea lascaris | small European sole |
English sole lemon sole Parophrys vitulus | popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America |
lemon stinker | an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory |
lemon grove | a grove of lemon trees |
twist bit twist drill | a bit or drill having deep helical grooves |
gamboge lemon lemon yellow maize | a strong yellow color |
braid plait tress twist | a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
lemon | a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons |
construction twist | an interpretation of a text or action, they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct |
twist wrench | a jerky pulling movement |
turn turn of events twist | an unforeseen development, events suddenly took an awkward turn |
eddy twist | a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself |
lemon drop | a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon |
lemon peel | strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar |
lemon meringue pie | pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue |
lemon curd lemon cheese | a conserve with a thick consistency, made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar |
lemon peel lemon rind | the rind of a lemon |
lemon | yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh |
bell apple sweet cup water lemon yellow granadilla | the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle |
lemon sole English sole | highly valued almost pure white flesh |
lemon sole winter flounder | flesh of American flounder, important in the winter |
lemon zest | tiny bits of lemon peel |
lemon oil | fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel |
lemon balm | lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches |
lemon extract | a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons |
Meuniere butter lemon butter | clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley |
lemon juice | usually freshly squeezed juice of lemons |
bitter lemon | tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink |
lemongrass lemon grass | a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka |
lemon-scented gum Eucalyptus citriodora Eucalyptus maculata citriodora | similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves |
love-in-a-mist running pop wild water lemon Passiflora foetida | tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts, stems malodorous when crushed |
lemon lily Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus Hemerocallis flava | a day lily with yellow flowers |
lemonwood lemon-wood lemonwood tree lemon-wood tree Psychotria capensis | South African evergreen having hard tough wood |
wayfaring tree twist wood twistwood Viburnum lantana | vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides, red berries turn black |
lemon geranium Pelargonium limoneum | a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage |
lemon lemon tree Citrus limon | a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit |
sweet lemon sweet lime Citrus limetta | lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp |
fragrant sumac lemon sumac Rhus aromatica | sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits |
lemon balm garden balm sweet balm bee balm beebalm Melissa officinalis | bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves, a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America |
bergamot mint lemon mint eau de cologne mint Mentha citrata | mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange |
lemon mint horsemint Monarda citriodora | an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico |
plains lemon monarda Monarda pectinata | annual of southern United States |