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Look up: Twitch

  1. twitch
    [n] - a sudden muscle spasm 2. [v] - move or pull with a sudden motion 3. [v] - make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Twitch
    A sudden but unsustained contraction of one or many muscle fibres.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20438

  3. twitch
    1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. ... 2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibres or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side. ... 3. <veterinary> A stick with a hole in one end t...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. twitch
    twitching noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. twitch
    verb toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. twitch
    (twich) a brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Twitch
    • (n.) The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. • (v. t.) To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another`s hand; to twitch off clusters o...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. twitch
    (from the article `muscle`) ...tension increases for about 200 milliseconds and then begins to decrease, at first rather rapidly and then more slowly. More happens during this ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/97

  9. twitch
    Type: Term Pronunciation: twich Definitions: 1. To jerk spasmodically. 2. A momentary spasmodic contraction of a muscle fiber.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  10. Twitch
    A metal clasper applied to the top lip that is used to temporarily restrain a horse, usually for medical treatment.
    Found on http://www.georgianindex.net/horse_and_c

  11. Twitch
    A means of restraint A nose twitch is often a wooden handle with a loop of chain, applied to the horse's upper lip
    Found on http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/Hor

  12. Twitch
    (album) Name = Twitch | Type = studio | Artist = Ministry | Cover = Ministry_twitch.jpeg | Released = July 8, 1986 | Recorded = 1985 at Southern Studios, London | Genre = EBM | Length = 45:41 <small>(Original LP)</small><br/>57:00 <small>(CD release)</small>| Label = Sire/Warne...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch

  13. Twitch
    (EP) `Twitch` is an EP and the first official release by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah, released on 5 August 1996. It peaked at No.&nbsp;61 on the accessdate=30 June 2011-->--> It debuted at No.&nbsp;1 in the Western Australia ARIA chart. Track listing: References: <references/>
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch

  14. Twitch
    (Aldo Nova album) `Twitch` is the third studio album by Canadian rock musician Aldo Nova, released in 1985. Track listing: # Tonight (Lift Me Up) (De Luca, Nova) 4:16 # Rumors of You (Nova) 4:55 # Surrender Your Heart (De Luca, Nova) 4:26 # If Looks Could Kill (McManus, Nova, Prigino) ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch

  15. Twitch
    (film) `Twitch` is a Student Academy Award nominated short film directed by Leah Meyerhoff. Twitch kicked off the film festival circuit by winning a Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance and going on to screen in over 200 film festivals worldwide. Twitch has since won over a doze...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch

  16. Twitch
    (device) A `twitch` is a device that is used to restrain horses for various stressful situations, such as veterinary treatment. It is usually made up of a stick-like handle loop of chain or rope on the end, or a metal ring with a rope loop which is wrapped around the upper lip of the horse an...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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