Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..

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Twist :: Twist (n.) A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist..
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton.
Rope :: Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage..
Tortive :: Tortive (a.) Twisted; wreathed.
Torsional :: Torsional (a.) Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force..
Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..
Untwirl :: Untwirl (v. t.) To untwist; to undo.
Crook :: Crook (n.) To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine..
Single :: Single (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness..
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..
Winding :: Winding (a.) Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
Torque :: Torque (n.) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis..
Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
Twist :: Twist (n.) The form given in twisting.
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To untie; to open; to disentangle.
Twister :: Twister (n.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback..
Entwine :: Entwine (v. t.) To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round..
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..
Tweedle :: Tweedle (v. t.) To twist.
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