Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft..

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Sleave :: Sleave (n.) Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk.
Crincum-crancum :: Crincum-crancum (n.) A twist; a whimsey or whim.
Gnarled :: Gnarled (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
Roll :: Roll (v.) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
Doublethreaded :: Doublethreaded (a.) Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads.
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..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other..
Warp :: Warp (v.) The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
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..
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A contortion, or twist..
Whipcord :: Whipcord (n.) A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes..
Wrest :: Wrest (n.) The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion..
Twining :: Twining (a.) Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking..
Crincum :: Crincum (n.) A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey.
Intervolve :: Intervolve (v. t.) To involve one within another; to twist or coil together.
Fleak :: Fleak (n.) A flake; a thread or twist.
Tweedle :: Tweedle (v. t.) To twist.
Twiste :: Twiste () imp. of Twist.
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