Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts..

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Wry :: Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..
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..
Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis.
Bullion :: Bullion (n.) Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body..
Stress :: Streptothrix (n.) A genus of bacilli occurring of the form of long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted..
Twire :: Twire (n.) A twisted filament; a thread.
Detortion :: Detortion (n.) The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping..
Atwirl :: Atwirl (a. & adv.) Twisted; distorted; awry.
Torsibillty :: Torsibillty (n.) The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A little twisted roll of tobacco.
Plain-laid :: Plain-laid (a.) Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way; as, a plain-laid rope. See Illust. of Cordage..
Cotton :: Cotton (n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half..
Twine :: Twine (n.) A twist; a convolution.
Intervolve :: Intervolve (v. t.) To involve one within another; to twist or coil together.
Winding :: Winding (a.) Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
Tortive :: Tortive (a.) Twisted; wreathed.
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
Tortility :: Tortility (n.) The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed..
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