torticollis, wryneck
(noun) an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
torticollis (uncountable)
A medical condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the neck to twist or jerk.
• wryneck
Source: Wiktionary
Tor`ti*col"lis, n. Etym: [F. toricolis; L. torquere, tortum, to twist + collum the neck.] (Med.)
Definition: See Wryneck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
