Contortionist
noun
A person who can twist and bend their body into unusual positions.
She worked as a contortionist in a circus, stunning audiences with her flexibility.
Often appears as...
- professional contortionist
- circus contortionist
noun
A person who can twist and bend their body into unusual positions.
She worked as a contortionist in a circus, stunning audiences with her flexibility.
Often appears as...
- professional contortionist
- circus contortionist
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Pro Tip 1/3Entertainment Context
The word is often associated with performances in shows, circuses, or on stage.
The contortionist received a standing ovation for her act at the theater.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Skill
It refers to someone with extreme physical flexibility and skill, not just anyone who can bend a bit.
After years of training, he became an accomplished contortionist.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Negative
While 'contortion' can imply distortion, a 'contortionist' does not have a negative implication.
The contortionist demonstrated how the human body can artfully bend in beautiful ways.
Pro Tip 1/3Entertainment Context
The word is often associated with performances in shows, circuses, or on stage.
The contortionist received a standing ovation for her act at the theater.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Skill
It refers to someone with extreme physical flexibility and skill, not just anyone who can bend a bit.
After years of training, he became an accomplished contortionist.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Negative
While 'contortion' can imply distortion, a 'contortionist' does not have a negative implication.
The contortionist demonstrated how the human body can artfully bend in beautiful ways.
Pro Tip 1/3Entertainment Context
The word is often associated with performances in shows, circuses, or on stage.
The contortionist received a standing ovation for her act at the theater.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Skill
It refers to someone with extreme physical flexibility and skill, not just anyone who can bend a bit.
After years of training, he became an accomplished contortionist.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Negative
While 'contortion' can imply distortion, a 'contortionist' does not have a negative implication.
The contortionist demonstrated how the human body can artfully bend in beautiful ways.
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in a move to rival a contortionist it passes strands of silk behind itself creating a girdle to support it through the change to come with anchor and line secure the transformation can take place
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aerodynamically they are the incredible contortionist this is like karate in the air and what they do to hyper streamline and then when they achieve highest speeds how they hold it blew this away
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How to have a healthier,...
the world's first book on the pleasures of sensual living. More than just a mere depiction of contortionist sexual positions, it provided a comprehensive guide on living a good life. What is particularly interesting for us is that it focused on women and creating pleasure for women.
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Caterpillar Cocoon...
in a move to rival a contortionist it passes strands of silk behind itself creating a girdle to support it through the change to come with anchor and line secure the transformation can take place
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High-Velocity Falcon PIPE...
aerodynamically they are the incredible contortionist this is like karate in the air and what they do to hyper streamline and then when they achieve highest speeds how they hold it blew this away
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
To young people born under the weird planet of the SAT, intelligence was equated with agility, with raw acuity. It produced a certain sort of person of which I was a typical specimen: the mental contortionist, able to rise to almost every challenge placed before him, except the challenge of real self-knowledge.
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James Wolcott
American Critic
Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable.
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Doug Jones
American Actor
I can put my legs behind my head, but that's pretty much it. An early agent said to me, 'If you can put your legs behind your head, let's say you're a contortionist!' So I got sent out for everything twisty and bendy. It's a good conversation starter.
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John Morrison
American Athlete
Everyone needs to move - if you're a pro athlete, a contortionist, a computer programmer, or just somebody who wants to play with their kids.
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Ronnie Barker
English Comedian
In a packed programme tonight, we will be talking to an out-of-work contortionist who says he can no longer make ends meet.
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J. B. Smoove
American Actor
You want your lady to be a contortionist. What man wouldn't want a lady who's a contortionist?
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Chloe Bridges
American Actress
I can do contortionist things; it's really weird. But I can freak people out, which is great!
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
To young people born under the weird planet of the SAT, intelligence was equated with agility, with raw acuity. It produced a certain sort of person of which I was a typical specimen: the mental contortionist, able to rise to almost every challenge placed before him, except the challenge of real self-knowledge.
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James Wolcott
American Critic
Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable.
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Doug Jones
American Actor
I can put my legs behind my head, but that's pretty much it. An early agent said to me, 'If you can put your legs behind your head, let's say you're a contortionist!' So I got sent out for everything twisty and bendy. It's a good conversation starter.
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John Morrison
American Athlete
Everyone needs to move - if you're a pro athlete, a contortionist, a computer programmer, or just somebody who wants to play with their kids.
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Ronnie Barker
English Comedian
In a packed programme tonight, we will be talking to an out-of-work contortionist who says he can no longer make ends meet.
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J. B. Smoove
American Actor
You want your lady to be a contortionist. What man wouldn't want a lady who's a contortionist?
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Chloe Bridges
American Actress
I can do contortionist things; it's really weird. But I can freak people out, which is great!
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