Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton..

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Twistical :: Twistical (a.) Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest..
Unwind :: Unwind (v. t.) To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn..
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..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn..
Intertwistingly :: Intertwistingly (adv.) By intertwisting, or being intertwisted..
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..
Twist :: 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..
Torsibillty :: Torsibillty (n.) The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted..
Contortuplicate :: Contortuplicate (a.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory..
Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..
Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion..
Wring :: Wring (v. i.) To writhe; to twist, as with anguish..
Feaze :: Feaze (v. t.) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise..
Intertwist :: Intertwist (v. t.) To twist together one with another; to intertwine.
Entwist :: Entwist (v. t.) To twist or wreathe round; to intwine.
Wriggle :: Wriggle (v. t.) To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting and squirming; like a worm..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..
Twist :: Twist (v. i.) To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others..
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