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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Screw :: Screw (v. t.) To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage..
Sliver :: Sliver (n.) A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning..
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
Roving :: Roving (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2..
Entwine :: Entwine (v. i.) To be twisted or twined.
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Tharms :: Tharms (n. pl.) Twisted guts.
Unwreathe :: Unwreathe (v. t.) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed..
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine..
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..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff..
Tortuose :: Tortuose (a.) Wreathed; twisted; winding.
Crook :: Crook (n.) To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
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..
Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents.
Raveling :: Raveling (n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.
Twiste :: Twiste () imp. of Twist.
Twine :: Twine (v. i.) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..
Twister :: Twister (n.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback..
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