infernal machine (noun) time bomb: bomb with a timer
Sinonime: angled, arced, arched, arciform, bowed, contorted,
crooked, curvilinear, doubled over, drooping, droopy, hooked, humped, hunched, inclined,
limp, looped,
round, rounded, sinuous, slouchy, slumped, stooped, twined,
twisted, warped, wilted
Antonime: straight