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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Spire :: Spire (n.) A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
Thrower :: Thrower (n.) One who throws. Specifically: (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
Twine :: Twine (v. i.) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
Cordeling :: Cordeling (a.) Twisting.
Squirr :: Squirm (v. i.) To twist about briskly with contor/ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
Unplat :: Unplat (v. t.) To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe..
Entwine :: Entwine (v. i.) To be twisted or twined.
Sleave :: Sleave (n.) Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk.
Turnkey :: Turnkey (n.) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist..
Crape :: Crape (n.) A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen..
Cordonnet :: Cordonnet (n.) Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc..
Reim :: Reim (n.) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, etc..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) A twig.
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) See Sleave, untwisted thread..
Twist :: Twist (n.) That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts..
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..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..
Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.
Torsion :: Torsion (n.) The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction..
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