tweak
Because it is a word with a single syllable, tweak is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions oftweak
- A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
Example: "a tweak of the nose"
- A slight adjustment or modification.
Example: "He is running so many tweaks it is hard to remember how it looked originally."
- Trouble; distress; tweag.
- A prostitute.
- An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
- To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
Example: "to tweak the nose."
- To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
Example: "If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural."
- To twit or tease.
- To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
- To exhibit symptoms of methamphetamine abuse, such as extreme nervousness, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability; possibly a blend of twitch and freak.
- To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by law enforcement or other authority (e.g., customs agents, border patrol, teacher, etc.), mimicking methamphetamine abuse symptoms.
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