Definition of twist

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Twist (v. i.) To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.

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Candle :: Candle (n.) A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light..
Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff..
Twine :: Twine (n.) A twist; a convolution.
Strophes :: Strophanthus (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
Throstle :: Throstle (n.) A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise..
Wriggle :: Wriggle (v. i.) To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
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..
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.
Sleave :: Sleave (n.) Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk.
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..
Contortion :: Contortion (n.) A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face..
Doublethreaded :: Doublethreaded (a.) Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads.
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..
Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..
Pigtail :: Pigtail (n.) A kind of twisted chewing tobacco.
Twist :: Twist (n.) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) A twig.
Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..
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