Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.

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Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint..
Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.
Gnarl :: Gnarl (n.) a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree..
Torque :: Torque (n.) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis..
Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body..
Twiste :: Twiste () imp. of Twist.
Hyalonema :: Hyalonema (n.) A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns..
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..
Roll :: Roll (v.) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
Intertwist :: Intertwist (v. t.) To twist together one with another; to intertwine.
Tweak :: Tweak (v. t.) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose..
Rove :: Rove (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving..
Intervolve :: Intervolve (v. t.) To involve one within another; to twist or coil together.
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..
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..
Fleak :: Fleak (n.) A flake; a thread or twist.
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