Definition of twisting

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Twisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twis.

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Deplication :: Deplication (n.) An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting..
Screw :: Screw (v. i.) To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair..
Levogyrate :: Levogyrate (a.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..
Top :: Top (n.) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting..
Entwinement :: Entwinement (n.) A twining or twisting together or round; union.
Speeder :: Speeder (n.) A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings.
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness..
Raveling :: Raveling (n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.
Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The form given in twisting.
Throw-crook :: Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
Contortion :: Contortion (n.) A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face..
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form..
Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..
Throstle :: Throstle (n.) A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff..
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..
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