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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Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry..
Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..
Cruller :: Cruller (n.) A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and fried crisp in boiling fat..
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..
Tharms :: Tharms (n. pl.) Twisted guts.
Wring :: Wring (n.) A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping..
Vex :: Vex (v. t.) To twist; to weave.
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..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body..
Tortuose :: Tortuose (a.) Wreathed; twisted; winding.
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine..
Crankle :: Crankle (n.) A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
Rope :: Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage..
Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S..
Withe :: Withe (n.) A band consisting of a twig twisted.
Flounce :: Flounce (v. i.) To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure..
Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
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