kinked (not comparable)
Bent or twisted into a tight curl.
• (bent or twisted into a tight curl): bent, twisted
kinked
simple past tense and past participle of kink
• dekink, nekkid
Source: Wiktionary
Kink, n. Etym: [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]
1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] Cozzens.
Kink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.]
Definition: To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
Kink, n. Etym: [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.]
Definition: A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
