Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up..

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Turnkey :: Turnkey (n.) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist..
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.
Crincum :: Crincum (n.) A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey.
Bullion :: Bullion (n.) Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent..
Slub :: Slub (v. t.) To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.
Unwreathe :: Unwreathe (v. t.) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed..
Withe :: Withe (n.) A band consisting of a twig twisted.
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) See Sleave, untwisted thread..
Displat :: Displat (v. t.) To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.
Cordelle :: Cordelle (n.) A twisted cord; a tassel.
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..
Ply :: Ply (v.) A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord..
Torsion :: Torsion (n.) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility..
Whipcord :: Whipcord (n.) A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes..
Curl :: Curl (n.) To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair..
Entangle :: Entangle (v. t.) To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair..
Twisted :: Twisted (imp. & p. p.) of Twis.
Reim :: Reim (n.) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, 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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