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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Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) See Sleave, untwisted thread..
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A violent twist, or a pull with twisting..
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..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A little twisted roll of tobacco.
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material..
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
Marline :: Marline (v.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting..
Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..
Reim :: Reim (n.) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, -- used for twisting into ropes, etc..
Wring :: Wring (n.) A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping..
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..
Unspin :: Unspin (v. t.) To untwist, as something spun..
Flexible :: Flexible (a.) Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle..
Twiddle :: Twiddle (n.) A slight twist with the fingers.
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..
Twistical :: Twistical (a.) Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest..
Pigtail :: Pigtail (n.) A kind of twisted chewing tobacco.
Screw :: Screw (v. i.) To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like..
Imp :: Imp (n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line..
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