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Rove :: Rove (v. t.) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning..

Leaper :: Leaper (n.) A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.

Unwind :: Unwind (v. t.) To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn..

Curl :: Curl (n.) To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair..

Wring :: Wring (n.) A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping..

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.

Purl :: Purl (n.) An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band..

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

Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing obstruction; ileus. See Ileus.

Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..

Tortive :: Tortive (a.) Twisted; wreathed.

Wrench :: Wrench (n.) To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence..

Pirl :: Pirl (v. t.) To twist or twine, as hair in making fishing lines..

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing..

Raveling :: Raveling (n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.

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..

Wreathen :: Wreathen (a.) Twisted; made into a wreath.

Ravel :: Ravel (v. t.) To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking..

Writhen :: Writhen (a.) Having a twisted distorted from.

Thread :: Thread (n.) A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted..

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