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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Unplat :: Unplat (v. t.) To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness..
Gnarled :: Gnarled (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
Wring :: Wring (n.) A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping..
Wick :: Wick (n.) A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..
Twisting :: Twisting () a. & n. from Twist.
Contortuplicate :: Contortuplicate (a.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory..
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body..
Tram :: Tram (n.) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods..
Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom..
Whipcord :: Whipcord (n.) A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes..
Torsibillty :: Torsibillty (n.) The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted..
Hardspun :: Hardspun (a.) Firmly twisted in spinning.
Water Tu Twist :: Water tu twist () Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame..
Sleave :: Sleave (n.) Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk.
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