Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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Torsional :: Torsional (a.) Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force..
Organzine :: Organzine (n.) A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength..
Cable :: Cable (n.) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding..
Twirl :: Twirl (n.) A twist; a convolution.
Crankle :: Crankle (n.) A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
Cruller :: Cruller (n.) A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and fried crisp in boiling fat..
Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..
Gnarly :: Gnarly (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
Narwhal :: Narwhal (n.) An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side..
Strand :: Strand (n.) One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed..
Twiste :: Twiste () imp. of Twist.
Intwist :: Intwist (v. t.) To twist into or together; to interweave.
Throw-crook :: Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material..
Feaze :: Feaze (v. t.) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope..
Pigtail :: Pigtail (n.) A kind of twisted chewing tobacco.
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns..
Screw :: Screw (v. i.) To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair..
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off..
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