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• writhe — [rīth] vt. writhed, writhing [ME writhen < OE writhan, to twist, wind about, akin to ON rītha < IE base * wer , to bend, twist > WREATH, WRY] to cause to twist or turn; contort vi. 1. to make twisting or turning movements; contort the… …   English World dictionary

• writhe — writher, n. writhingly, adv. /ruydh/, v., writhed, writhing, n. v.i. 1. to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. 2. to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort. v.t. 3. to twist or bend out of shape or position;… …   Universalium

• writhe — [[t]raɪð[/t]] v. writhed, writh•ing, n. 1) to twist the body about, as in pain or effort 2) to suffer acute embarrassment 3) to twist or bend out of shape or position; contort 4) to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain 5) a twisting… …   From formal English to slang

• writhe — [c]/raɪð / (say ruydh) verb (writhed, writhing) –verb (i) 1. to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.: a heap of writhing limbs. 2. to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort, embarrassment, etc. –verb (t) 3. to twist… …  

• writhe — v. & n. v. 1 intr. twist or roll oneself about in or as if in acute pain. 2 intr. suffer severe mental discomfort or embarrassment (writhed with shame; writhed at the thought of it). 3 tr. twist (one s body etc.) about. n. an act of writhing.… …   Useful english dictionary

• writhe — verb she writhed about in pain Syn: squirm, wriggle, thrash, flail, toss, toss and turn, twist, twist and turn, struggle …   Thesaurus of popular words

• writhe — v 1. squirm, twist about, thrash, flail, wriggle, twist and turn. 2. contort, distort, warp, bend out of shape; misshape, deform …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• John Writhe — (d. 1504) was a long serving English officer of arms. He was probably the son of William Writhe, who represented the borough of Cricklade in the Parliament of 1450–51, and is most remembered for being the first Garter King of Arms to preside over …   Wikipedia

• Nucleic acid double helix — Double helix redirects here. For other uses, see Double helix (disambiguation). Two complementary regions of nucleic acid molecules will bind and form a double helical structure held together by base pairs. In molecular biology, the term double… …   Wikipedia

• DNA supercoil — Supercoiled structure of circular DNA molecules with low writhe. Note that the helical nature of the DNA duplex is omitted for clarity …   Wikipedia

• Mechanical properties of DNA — The mechanical properties of DNA, which are directly related to its structure, are a significant problem for cells. Every process which binds or reads DNA is able to use or modify the mechanical properties of DNA for purposes of recognition,… …   Wikipedia