Associations to the word «Wrest»
Noun
- Grasp
- Clutch
- Control
- Dominion
- Grip
- Toil
- Foe
- Concession
- Portuguese
- Possession
- Struggle
- Throne
- Conquest
- Crown
- Bedfordshire
- Scripture
- Wilderness
- Turk
- Triumph
- Hand
- Territory
- Weapon
- Wealth
- Enemy
- Plank
- Ape
- Japanese
- Ally
- Fortune
- Spain
- Napoleon
- Dutch
- Emperor
- Casino
- Hobart
- Power
- Twist
- Reign
- Weakness
- Ottomans
- Tuning
- Ottoman
- Maratha
- Orr
- Tarzan
- Bender
- Whitehead
- Kingship
- Tasmanian
- Adversary
- Malacca
- Deserter
- Euphrates
- Tasmania
- Alsace
- Kabul
- Shouting
- Attempt
- Counsellor
- Crusader
- Dagger
- Sickle
- Might
- Tight
- Pin
- Sunset
- Moor
- Saxon
- Terran
- Plunge
- Overseer
- Sprang
- Indignation
Adjective
Wiktionary
WREST, verb. To pull or twist violently.
WREST, verb. To obtain by pulling or violent force.
WREST, verb. (figuratively) To seize.
WREST, verb. (figuratively) To twist, pervert, distort.
WREST, verb. To tune with a wrest, or key.
WREST, noun. The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
WREST, noun. (obsolete) Active or motive power.
WREST, noun. (music) A key to tune a stringed instrument.
WREST, noun. A partition in a water wheel by which the form of the buckets is determined.
WREST BLOCK, noun. (music) a wooden block in the pianoforte, often made of several pieces, into which the wrest-pins are driven
Dictionary definition
WREST, verb. Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government".
Wise words
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
essential is invisible to the eye.