Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author..

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Fagend :: Fagend (n.) An end of poorer quality, or in a spoiled condition, as the coarser end of a web of cloth, the untwisted end of a rope, ect..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
Strepsorhine :: Strepsorhine (a.) Having twisted nostrils; -- said of the lemurs.
Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.
Pirl :: Pirl (v. t.) To twist or twine, as hair in making fishing lines..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The form given in twisting.
Screw :: Screw (v. i.) To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair..
Wrest :: Wrest (n.) The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion..
Tram :: Tram (n.) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods..
Fleak :: Fleak (n.) A flake; a thread or twist.
Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..
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..
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine..
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..
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..
Crincum-crancum :: Crincum-crancum (n.) A twist; a whimsey or whim.
Intort :: Intort (v. t.) To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To untie; to open; to disentangle.
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
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