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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Cordonnet :: Cordonnet (n.) Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc..
Tortile :: Tortile (a.) Twisted; wreathed; coiled.
Festoon :: Festoon (n.) A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium..
Twiddle :: Twiddle (n.) A slight twist with the fingers.
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..
Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To warp; to become twisted out of shape.
Stress :: Streptothrix (n.) A genus of bacilli occurring of the form of long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted..
Twisting :: Twisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twis.
Kink :: Kink (v. i.) To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread..
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..
Intort :: Intort (v. t.) To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.
Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting..
Skew :: Skew (a.) Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.
Gnarled :: Gnarled (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.
Grommet :: Grommet (n.) A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a mailbag. Sometimes written grummet..
Wreathen :: Wreathen (a.) Twisted; made into a wreath.
Intwine :: Intwine (v. t.) To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined..
Mask Shell :: Mask shell () Any spiral marine shell of the genus Persona, having a curiously twisted aperture..
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton.
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