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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Spiration :: Spiranthy (n.) The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.
Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla..
Twine :: Twine (n.) A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string..
Strophes :: Strophanthus (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
Intwine :: Intwine (v. t.) To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Warper :: Warper (n.) One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape..
Plica :: Plica (v.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait..
Tortile :: Tortile (a.) Twisted; wreathed; coiled.
Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S..
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint..
Twister :: Twister (n.) One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving..
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring..
Cablelaid :: Cablelaid (a.) Composed of three three-stranded ropes, or hawsers, twisted together to form a cable..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread..
Twire :: Twire (n.) A twisted filament; a thread.
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Twister :: Twister (n.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback..
Levogyrate :: Levogyrate (a.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc..
Streptothrix :: Streptoneura (n. pl.) An extensive division of gastropod Mollusca in which the loop or visceral nerves is twisted, and the sexes separate. It is nearly to equivalent to Prosobranchiata..
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