Definition of twist

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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..

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Cordonnet :: Cordonnet (n.) Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc..
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.
Gnarled :: Gnarled (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A contortion, or twist..
Knout :: Knout (n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh..
Hurl :: Hurl (v. t.) To twist or turn.
Elflock :: Elflock (n.) Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves..
Pirl :: Pirl (v. t.) To twist or twine, as hair in making fishing lines..
Skew :: Skew (a.) Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.
Reamer :: Reamer (n.) One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc..
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..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion..
Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body..
Slub :: Slub (n.) A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing.
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
Water-laid :: Water-laid (a.) Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope..
Twistical :: Twistical (a.) Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest..
Displat :: Displat (v. t.) To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.
Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
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