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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Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint..
Skew :: Skew (a.) Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.
Torsibillty :: Torsibillty (n.) The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted..
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..
Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..
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..
Wring :: Wring (v. i.) To writhe; to twist, as with anguish..
Throwster :: Throwster (n.) One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.
Mat :: Mat (v. t.) To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle..
Strand :: Strand (n.) One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed..
Elflock :: Elflock (n.) Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves..
Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To untie; to open; to disentangle.
Single :: Single (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness..
Unbone :: Unbone (v. t.) To twist about, as if boneless..
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..
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..
Wreathen :: Wreathen (a.) Twisted; made into a wreath.
Hyalonema :: Hyalonema (n.) A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope..
Twiste :: Twiste () imp. of Twist.
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